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Definition of Lurcher
1. Noun. Someone waiting in concealment.
Definition of Lurcher
1. n. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
2. n. A glutton; a gormandizer.
Definition of Lurcher
1. Noun. A type of crossbreed dog ? a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lurcher
1. one that lurks or prowls [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lurcher
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1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lurcher
Literary usage of Lurcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anecdotes of Dogs by Edward Jesse (1858)
"THE lurcher. This variety is smaller than the greyhound, with its limbs .stronger
... The lurcher is supposed to have been originally a cross between the ..."
2. Days of Deer-stalking in the Scottish Highlands: Including an Account of the by William Scrope (1883)
"... with Gaelic admonitions, others holding the rough lurcher in the leash, and
tugging him back rudely as he tried to get a lick of the blood-stained deer. ..."
3. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"lurcher. A sort of hunting dog, much I like a mongrel greyhound, with pricked
ears, ja shaggy coat, and generally of a yellowish- white colour. ..."
4. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1822)
"A man may keep a lurcher to guard his house, or a greyhound for the amusement of
his children ; and would he therefore be liable to an action ? ..."
5. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
""John, here's a man who wants me to write about the lurcher ! ... There isn'ta
lurcher in America ; but there's no reason why there shouldn't be. ..."
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