Lurcher

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A glutton; a gormandizer.

II. Lurcher ·noun One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

III. Lurcher ·noun 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.

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