Obs. Also -sie. [a. obs. F. coursie, corsie (in Cotgr., 1611) = It. corsia, deriv. of corso COURSE.] A raised passage from prow to poop of a galley over the rowing benches.
1611. Cotgr., Coursie, the Coursey; or, the Gallerie like space, on both sides whereof the seats of the slaues are placed.
1687. J. Phillips, Quix., 577. With that the Admiral, leaping upon the Coursey, ‘Courage, Boys, all hands to work, let her not scape Us.’
a. 1693. Urquhart, Rabelais, III. lii. 429. Hatches, Decks, Coursies, Bends and Walls of his Carricks.
