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lurcher

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lurch·er  (lûrchr)
n.
1. Chiefly British A crossbred dog used by poachers.
2. Archaic A sneak thief.
[Middle English, from lorchen, to lurk, perhaps from lurken; see lurk.]
lurcher [ˈlɜːtʃə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a crossbred hunting dog, usually a greyhound cross with a collie, esp one trained to hunt silently
2. Archaic a person who prowls or lurks
[from lurch3]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lurcher - someone waiting in concealment
lurker, skulker
waiter - a person who waits or awaits


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The old-time poachers in England used to do it with their lurcher dogs.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
' he ejaculated at the top of his voice to a ragged wolfish-looking dog, a sort of lurcher, half mastiff, half greyhound, which ran limping about as if with the purpose of seconding his master in collecting the refractory grunters; but which, in fact, from misapprehension of the swine-herd's signals, ignorance of his own duty, or malice prepense, only drove them hither and thither, and increased the evil which he seemed to design to remedy.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
Toby proved to an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature, half spaniel and half lurcher, brown-and-white in color, with a very clumsy waddling gait.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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