I . . . am fain to shuffle, to hedge, and to lurch.

Shak.

Lurch"er (?), n. [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.) 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.

Lurch"er, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch.] A glutton; a

gormandizer. [Obs.]

Lurch"line` (?), n. The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so

as to inclose the birds.

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