lurcher
lurcher
Definition
lurcher (lʉr′c̸hər)
noun
- a person that lurches, or lurks
- a thief; poacher
- Brit. a crossbred dog trained to hunt silently: used by poachers
lurcher
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: There is also a significant effect in certain areas from poaching gangs who use lurchers to run down hares, often at night.
- have: He will grow into medium sized dog, He has some lurcher in him.
- work: But a final consideration would be if the activities of working lurchers could be directed toward any other outlet.
- own: A dog lover, Liza has owned two lurchers â one from Battersea Dogs Home and one rescued from a rubbish dump.
- call: He lives in Norwich with his partner and a lurcher called Ollie.
- find: On arrival at the scene our volunteers found a poor lurcher in an awful state.
Adjective modifier
- coated: Harvey, gentle rough coated lurcher Barb 26/02/06 2:21 Harvey is a 2 year old rough coated neutured lurcher.
- rough: Harvey, gentle rough coated lurcher Barb 26/02/06 2:21 Harvey is a 2 year old rough coated neutured lurcher.
- old: Harvey, gentle rough coated lurcher Barb 26/02/06 2:21 Harvey is a 2 year old rough coated neutured lurcher.
- beautiful: Goldie is a beautiful lurcher who hasn't had the best start in life.
- neutured: Harvey, gentle rough coated lurcher Barb 26/02/06 2:21 Harvey is a 2 year old rough coated neutured lurcher.
- gentle: Harvey, gentle rough coated lurcher Barb 26/02/06 2:21 Harvey is a 2 year old rough coated neutured lurcher.
Modifies a noun
- coursing: This also demonstrates that lurcher coursing is a growth area.
- owner: The lurcher owner will then humanely dispatch the animal, almost always by swiftly breaking its neck.
- dog: The other option, of course is to play your own stuff and have half a dozen people and a lurcher dog turn up.
- club: A total of 87 lurcher clubs were identified, Appendix XIII.
- show: We have also been involved in lurcher shows, which in the past have taken us all over the country.
- work: The primary role of lurcher work has always been for pest control purposes.
Preposition: in
- look: Kimmy Shepherd lurcher Wonderful Family dog ResRem 20/07/06 11:13 Kimmy -A beautiful lurcher in looks and spirit.
