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Definition of Courting

1. Noun. A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage). "Its was a brief and intense courtship"

Definition of Courting

1. Verb. (present participle of court) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Courting

1. court [v] - See also: court

Lexicographical Neighbors of Courting

Literary usage of Courting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. One Hundred Choice Selections in Poetry and Prose: Both New and Old by Nathaniel Kirk Richardson (1866)
"courting is a luxury, it is sallad, it is ise water, it is a beveridge, ... courting iz like 2 little springs ov soft water that steal out from under a rock ..."

2. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1845)
"courting AND FEASTING. such a supposition should be at once dismissed, independently of the fact, that not the smallest charge has ever been made by the ..."

3. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1903)
"courting is a luxury, it is sallad, it is ise water, it is a bev- eridge, ... courting iz like '1 little springs ov soft water thal steal out from under a ..."

4. Streaks of Squatter Life, and Far-West Scenes: A Series of Humorous Sketches by John S. Robb (1847)
"The subject was courting, and on that particular question Tom was considered an oracle, for, besides having a strong penchant for the fair sex, ..."

5. Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc by David Herd, Sidney Gilpin, George Paton (1870)
"... She foon forgot the ewes fhe fought, And he to gang to town. I've been courting. I'VE been courting at a lafs ..."

6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"The courting couples seemed to feel she knew all about it, and so attempted no concealment. Wherever Ruth went there was quite a little bustle round her, ..."

7. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"CHAPTER LXVI IN WHICH WE GO A-courting SOME of my amiable readers no doubt are in the custom of ... courting."

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