Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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COURSE, v. “ ‘To course a lime-kiln' is to put in the alternate layers of limestone and coal” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).
[From Eng. course, a continuous layer of stones or bricks.]
