A dog like a small greyhound, formerly used to catch rabbits; a lurcher. So called from its action in taking its quarry: see quots. Obsolete exc…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > lurcher (6) tumbler1519 A dog like a small greyhound, formerly used to catch rabbits; a lurcher. So called from its action in taking its quarry: see quots. Obsolete exc… Norfolk tumbler1607 a variety of lurcher. Now historical. lurcher1668 A cross-bred dog, properly between the sheepdog or collie and the greyhound; largely used by poachers for catching hares and rabbits. tumbler dog1675 = sense 2 (Obsolete); also, a catch or detent in a padlock which retains the hasp (Forney Car-Builder's Dict. 1884). tumbler bitch1680 snap-dog1877 a lurcher. |
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