Definition of Lurchir

Definition of Lurchir

Lurch"er (?), n. [See Lurch to lurk.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

2. (Zoöl.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers.

Lurch"er, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch.] A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

LURCHER. A lurcher of the law; a bum bailiff, or his setter.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

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