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lurcher

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lurch⋅er

  [lur-cher]
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–noun
1. a crossbred dog used esp. by poachers.
2. Archaic. a person who lurks or prowls, as a thief or poacher.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see lurch 3 , -er 1
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lurch·er   (lûr'chər)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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