English-Thai Dictionary
lurcher
N ขโมย thief ka-moi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LURCHER
n. 1. One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies.
2. A dog that watches for his game.
3. [L. lurco, a glutton. ] A glutton; a gormandizer.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LURCHER
Lurch "er, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: 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.
LURCHER
Lurch "er, n. Etym: [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch. ]
Defn: A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
lurcher
lurch er |ˈlərCHər ˈlərtʃər | ▶noun 1 a crossbred dog, typically a retriever, collie, or sheepdog crossed with a greyhound, of a kind originally used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits. 2 archaic a prowler, swindler, or petty thief. ORIGIN early 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from obsolete lurch ‘remain in a place furtively, ’ variant of lurk .
Oxford Dictionary
lurcher
lurch ¦er |ˈləːtʃə | ▶noun 1 Brit. a cross-bred dog, typically a retriever, collie, or sheepdog crossed with a greyhound, of a kind originally used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits. 2 archaic a prowler, swindler, or petty thief. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from obsolete lurch ‘remain in a place furtively ’, variant of lurk .
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