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Lurcher

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Noun

1. lurcher, lurker, skulker

someone waiting in concealment

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Lurcher

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noun
1. 
a crossbred hunting dog, usually a greyhound cross with a collie, esp one trained to hunt silently
2. archaic
a person who prowls or lurks

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Lurcher

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noun
1. 
a person that lurches, or lurks
2. 
a thief; poacher
3.  British
a crossbred dog trained to hunt silently
used by poachers

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Lurcher

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n.
1. Chiefly British A crossbred dog formerly used chiefly by hunters and poachers.
2. Archaic A sneak thief.

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