lurcher
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”).
Noun
[edit]lurcher (plural lurchers)
- (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
- A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
- 2009 February 5, Penelope Green, “New Book Offers Knitted Projects for Pets”, in New York Times[1]:
- “Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said.
- A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Latin lurco, lurcho (“a glutton”). See lurch.
Noun
[edit]lurcher (plural lurchers)
References
[edit]- “lurcher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- OED second edition (1989)
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lurcher
- lurcher (dog)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of lurcher (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | |
genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | |
partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | |
illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lurcher | lurcherit | |
accusative | nom. | lurcher | lurcherit |
gen. | lurcherin | ||
genitive | lurcherin | lurcherien lurchereiden lurchereitten | |
partitive | lurcheria | lurchereita lurchereja | |
inessive | lurcherissa | lurchereissa | |
elative | lurcherista | lurchereista | |
illative | lurcheriin | lurchereihin | |
adessive | lurcherilla | lurchereilla | |
ablative | lurcherilta | lurchereilta | |
allative | lurcherille | lurchereille | |
essive | lurcherina | lurchereina | |
translative | lurcheriksi | lurchereiksi | |
abessive | lurcheritta | lurchereitta | |
instructive | — | lurcherein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]lurcher
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