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blucher
1[ bloo-ker, -cher ]
noun
- a strong, leather half boot.
- a shoe having the vamp and tongue made of one piece and overlapped by the quarters, which lace across the instep.
Blücher
2[ bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuhr ]
noun
- Geb·hart Le·be·recht von [gep, -hah, r, t , ley, -b, uh, -, r, e, kh, t f, uh, n], 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal.
blucher
1/ -tʃə; ˈbluːkə /
noun
- obsolete.a high shoe with laces over the tongue
Blücher
2/ ˈblyçər /
noun
- BlücherGebhard Leberecht von17421819MPrussianMILITARY: general Gebhard Leberecht von (ˈɡɛphart ˈleːbərɛçt fɔn). 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)
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Origin of blucher1
First recorded in 1825–35; named after G. L. von Blücher ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blucher1
C19: named after Field Marshal Blücher
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