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lurcher |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [See {Lurch} to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st {Lurch}.] A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lurcher n : someone waiting in concealment [syn: {lurker}, {skulker}]
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