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Lucern

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Lu´cern
n.1.A sort of hunting dog; - perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland.
My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt
Beasts of most rapine.
- Chapman.
2.An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx).
The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern
I know to chase.
- Beau. & Fl.
1.(Bot.) A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; - called also alfalfa.
1.A lamp.


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