Lurcher (noun)
lur-cha
(British) A cross-bred dog, typically a sighthound (typically greyhound, whippet, or wolfhound) crossed with a pastoral breed or terrier used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits.
Early 16th century (in lurcher (sense 2)): from obsolete lurch ‘remain in a place furtively’, variant of lurk.
Example sentences
“She retired to the country with a couple of lurchers.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
