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Meanings of lurcher in English

Spanish
mirón

Someone waiting in concealment.

mirón
Usage of lurcher in English
1
For rabbiting, the lurcher was and is the dog of all others.
The Amateur Poacher
2
My dear fellow, you must make allowances for the rough old lurcher.
At a Winter's Fire
3
Suddenly we heard the frantic barking of the lurcher from the yard.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
4
He gripped his lurcher's collar and stood still for nearly ten minutes.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
5
The old-time poachers in England used to do it with their lurcher dogs.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
6
The hands of the other lurcher flew to the newcomer's pockets.
Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel
7
And how long that two months was to the lurcher, who shall say?
The Torch and Other Tales
8
Don't you see, you brute, that my dog is a lurcher?
The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Part 19
9
But the lurcher has come up in the world in the past few decades.
The Irish Times
10
The patch behind the lurcher had worn almost completely away.
The distant hours
11
Unlike many abandoned and mistreated animals, the little lurcher's story will have a happy ending.
The Irish Times
12
The cats, fearing the lurcher, had long since disappeared.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
13
Other dogs trust to speed; but the lurcher steals on his prey without a sound.
The Amateur Poacher
14
The lurcher pulled backwards against his chain and his growls turned to a whistling whine.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
15
A number of "lurcher" breed dogs have also been seized along with equipment.
The Irish Times
16
His body was found later that night by two brothers walking their six lurcher dogs.
The Irish Times
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