coorting

Updated: May 18, 2025

There was a short silence, in which nothing was heard but the step of the horse, and then Philip said in a faltering voice, "But isn't this being rather in a hurry, Pete?" "Short coorting's the best coorting, and ours has been long enough anyway," said Pete. They had drawn up at the porch, and Pete's laugh came in at the window. "But think how weak she is," said Philip.

Sir Hall Caine - The Manxman: A Novel - 1895