单词 | lurcher |
例句 | Warmth slimed my palm and a fangy lurcher looked back up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He has violent mood swings and an irrational hatred of his mum's lurcher, Spider. TV review: My New Brain 2010-08-26T06:00:00Z There's a chihuahua scowling in a cape, a golden retriever Fenton-ing after a luckless terrier and a lurcher that looks like a retired academic. Sarah Dempster's TV OD: Wonderland - Walking With Dogs 2012-10-12T15:00:00Z And the Forever Hound Trust, which rescues and rehomes greyhounds and lurchers has advised people against taking their dogs to see them at a festival in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, on Saturday due to the weather. Heatwave: Hot weather hits Covid jab clinics and rail travel 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z After many failed attempts, we found a man who was getting rid of a lurcher. Animal magic: how my pet saved me 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z He believed "Aaron" was keen to try badger baiting and owned a large lurcher. Badger baiting: The story behind the convictions 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z But they were also known as bull-dogs, hawks, lurchers and, from the manner in which they escorted debtors, shoulder clappers. 'Is that bum trap missing a flesh-bag?': a guide to Australia’s convict slang 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z One lurcher was on the back end of the boar and the bull cross dog had latched onto its snout. Undercover with the badger baiters 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Passers-by found one collie puppy and two lurchers "thin and shivering" in a gateway on Braypool Lane. Three dogs dumped 'thin and freezing' die 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z That morning, my boyfriend and I drove to a place near the M25 to meet the man with the lurcher. Animal magic: how my pet saved me 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z In the programme, during a phone call with 'Aaron', Young invites him to bring his lurcher on a hunt. Badger baiting: The story behind the convictions 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The female lurcher cross was seeing being thrown from the back of a vehicle, believed to be a van, on the M23 just north of the Gatwick junction. Dog thrown from moving van on to M23 breaks legs - BBC News 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z One of the lurchers had it by the back legs and was trying to drag it back through the fence. Undercover with the badger baiters 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The following morning, the lurcher puppy was so severely ill vets decided "the kindest option was to put her to sleep". Three dogs dumped 'thin and freezing' die 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Two bull lurchers and a springer spaniel died after ingesting poison in or near Fryent Country Park in Brent, north-west London, police said. Dogs die after poisoning at park 2014-03-18T18:34:21Z Before members of the public begin gathering around him in a desperate attempt to save his life, Dennehy left the scene, taking Mr Rogers' lurcher dog with her. The woman who murdered men 'for fun' 2014-02-12T14:35:58Z Rescue lurcher Genghis is 16, and owner Graham Shaw puts his good health down to a strict diet. Readers' 'secrets' to canine longevity 2013-05-26T22:37:19Z They thought this was an adult so sent one of the bigger lurcher dogs into the ground to pull it out. Undercover with the badger baiters 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The three men were arrested, and officers also confiscated a lurcher and a greyhound. Coursers defy hare hunting ban 2013-01-01T07:09:14Z Running back to the house, I loaded my fowling-piece, and calling Bruno, my lurcher, I started in pursuit. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z A couple of wire-haired lurchers lean Arose from his wallet, nosing keen; With a rushing swoop they were on his track, Putting chest to stubble to bite his back. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Heather White is planning a "coming of age" party for her lurcher, T'ai, who recently turned 18 after a difficult start in life. Readers' 'secrets' to canine longevity 2013-05-26T22:37:19Z They have a fine scent; and a man confessed to Mr. Bewick, that he could, with a pair of lurchers, procure as many rabbits as he pleased. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The hare disappeared into a hedge and the lurcher slowed down to a trot. Coursers defy hare hunting ban 2013-01-01T07:09:14Z A limp bag was slung over his shoulder, a stout staff was in his other hand, and a snarling "lurcher" dog slunk at his feet. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z He heard the splash in the Pantry Brook, And a man's voice: "Thiccy's the line he took," And a clear "Yoi doit" and a whimpering quaver, Though the lurcher dogs had dulled the savour. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z All the best lurchers are the produce of a cross between the sheep-dog and greyhound, a combination which secures the speed and silence of the one, and the "nose" of the other. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The lurchers are tolerably sure of catching a couple—young rabbits are neither so swift nor so quick at doubling as the older ones. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z These were the beaters, and many of them were accompanied by their dogs—slim greyhounds, rough-haired lurchers, and curs of all shapes and sizes, and of nondescript aspect. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z He had the look of a lurcher, and was, of course, a mongrel. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z The lurcher dogs soon shot their bolt, And the fox raced on by the Hazel Holt, Down the dead grass tilt to the sandstone gash Of the Pantry Brook at Tineton Ash. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z In summer we saw little but the "breaking" of the lurchers. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The “mouchers” sneak about the hedgerows on Sundays with lurcher dogs, and snap up a rabbit or a hare; they do not do much damage except near great towns, where they are very numerous. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z He had heavy gaiters, a gun was slung across his shoulders, and a lurcher was leaping at his heels. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z By the rood, I'll send a bolt through the head of thy lurcher.' The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Giving the lurcher a kick to quiet the animal, he pulls back the bolt, and draws open the door, as he does so asking, "That you, Father Rogier?" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z In short, my lurchers at night embodied all my senses. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z In the very heat of the summer there are the young rabbits, for which there is always a sale in the towns, and the leverets, which are easily picked up by a lurcher dog. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Young Farmer Rhodes stood watching the process mounted on his beautiful mare; James Brand, with the lurcher in a leash, had also stopped for a moment. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z As I now drew near the hermitage, the dogs rushed out, a mastiff and a nondescript more like a lurcher than any breed I knew. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z The lurcher, that had kept silent during the stormy interview between Bet and her rustic admirer, now broke out in a fresh bravura of baying. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Unlike lurchers, ferrets require but little training, and seem to work instinctively. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z If the latter imagine watchers to be about, the lurcher slinks along close behind, keeping strictly to the path. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z With a distinctly audible crash the lurcher's vertebra snapped. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Giving the lurcher a kick to quiet the animal, he pulls back the bolt, and draws open the door, as he does so asking, “That you, Father Rogier?” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z If he had any doubting hope upon the subject, it was determined by the baying of the lurcher, which at this moment broke upon his ear. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The extermination of the rabbit will be contemporaneous with that of the lurcher and poacher—two institutions of village life which date back to the time of the New Forest. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The lurcher has always borne an evil repute, which of course is the due not of the dog but of his master. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Extreme care was necessary, for the lurcher, driven to desperation, was turning his antagonist round and round. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Perhaps it should be added that their experience of white men was limited to the incorrigible lurchers and beach-combers—most of them of Spanish origin—to be seen anywhere along the South American coast. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Officers probe dog's deer attack A police investigation is under way in Lancashire after a pregnant deer was savaged and killed by a lurcher. Officers probe dog's deer attack 2010-02-26T12:28:00Z Immediately the nets are set, two men and a brace of lurchers range the ground in front, slowly and patiently, and gradually drive every feeding thing woodwards. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Many shepherds’ dogs now have a cross of the lurcher in their strain, and are good at poaching. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z His fist, taking the lurcher fairly on the point of the nose, sent the animal reeling. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Like him—you seem to have a hankering for forbidden fruit; and taste it too, I apprehend, if I may judge by that lurcher at your heels. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. Witnesses said the occupants filmed the attack on mobile phones before driving off and leaving the lurcher feeding on the animal's carcass. Officers probe dog's deer attack 2010-02-26T12:28:00Z When everything was ready the lurchers commenced their work, and, thoroughly grasping the programme, worked up to it admirably. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The lurcher is a dog with the general shape of a greyhound, but with a heavier body, larger ears and rougher coat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" His right hand, with its protection of the undressed leather gripped the lurcher round the muzzle, his fingers and thumb meeting inside the brute's wide-open jaws. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The dog is a large one, a cross between a retriever and a greyhound—a very beautiful creature, resembling a poacher's lurcher. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" Presently an old man—a most picturesque individual—passed slowly by, surrounded by quite a pack of hounds, including lurchers, retrievers, and even curs, as well as some very good-looking, well-bred greyhounds and kangaroo-hounds. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' As I stood waiting, a black lurcher slunk along under the sodden hedge, and seeing the trap, immediately stopped and turned in its tracks. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z If at night a lurcher entered the field in which she grazed amid the clover, her knowledge of the poacher's artifices immediately prompted her to slip over the hedge and past the treacherous nets. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain For perhaps half a minute he stood his ground, contenting himself by prising the lurcher's jaws apart. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The dog was one of those called "lurchers." Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" The men are all this time either loitering about the tents or skulking down the lanes spotting out their game for the night, with their lurcher dogs at their heels. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement My best lurchers knew as much of the habits of game as I did. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The lurcher closed in, and drove her thither at tremendous speed. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The animal was of the lurcher breed—a type encouraged in the German army for various duties, including field ambulance work, guarding and tracking prisoners and drawing machine-guns. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z About this time we lost Omar's dog, which was to have been our guard—a rather lame lurcher, which thought better of footing it all the way to Marrakesh. In the Tail of the Peacock The lurcher occasionally makes great havoc among sheep and deer, and acquires the wild scent of game. Anecdotes of Dogs In field-netting rabbits, lurchers are equally quick, seeming quite to appreciate the danger of noise. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z A moment later, a great lurcher came bounding over the field. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him! Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism Close by a crop-eared lurcher, tied beneath one of the vans, dragged choking at his chain and barked himself frantic under the stones and teasing of a knot of idle boys. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The following curious relation, in which a lurcher signalised himself characteristically but fatally, we had from a sporting clergyman of one of the midland counties. Anecdotes of Dogs Our home was roughly adorned in fur and feather, and a number of gaunt lurchers always constituted part of the family. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z They have a fine scent; and a man confessed to Mr. Bewick, that he could, with his pair of lurchers, procure as many rabbits as he pleased. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Hickathrift whistled, and the great long-legged lurcher came bounding over the rough boggy land, to leap at his master and then stand panting, open-mouthed, eager, and ready to dart anywhere his owner bade. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp The lurcher never barked at them, but seemed to understand their mission. The Carbonels The lurcher is supposed to have been originally a cross between the greyhound and the shepherd's dog, re-crossed with the terrier; hence the quickness of his scent, his speed, and intelligence. Anecdotes of Dogs Once only have I heard a lurcher give mouth. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z “For villains and lurchers,” said he, “and if you keep any such in hiding, you had best speak and save trouble.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Shaggy and lean and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Platform Monologues In one moment the captain was over the wicket, past the lurcher, dragging with him his great old military cloak, which had been over Mary’s knees. The Carbonels The lurcher that slinks with drooping tail and lugs Just asks for pelting. Krindlesyke This act is much more likely to be observed by the dog than its master, and in such cases the lurchers gently rubbed my shins to apprise me of the fact. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z She is a cross between lurcher and greyhound; her cunning head resembles that of a terrier, and her long, slim limbs are hard as steel. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The fellow who had earned this suspicion stayed in the village until one memorable winter night, when some youths waylaid him as he came sneaking off the moor with his lurcher. The Romance of the Coast Gipsies almost invariably prefer, as canine manifesters of devotion, lurchers, a kind of dog which of all others can be most easily taught to steal. The English Gipsies and Their Language And you know, sir, if a dog's to do hisself justice on the bench, you can't let him go skirmishing around the country like a gipsy's lurcher. Jan A Dog and a Romance A well-trained lurcher is almost infallible in detecting a foe, and upon meeting one he runs back to his master under cover of the far side of a fence. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He told me that on several occasions he was out ferreting, or with his lurcher, on the next night after coming out of prison. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The Squire's pheasants suffered no longer, and Tommy's big lurcher displayed a tendency towards virtue which earned him the admiration of all the gamekeepers on the estate. The Romance of the Coast It is not long since a friend of mine, early one morning between dark and dawn, saw a lurcher crossing the Thames with a rabbit in his mouth. The English Gipsies and Their Language Grip's dam, so the story went, had been a gipsy's lurcher with Airedale blood in her. Jan A Dog and a Romance The muzzle is narrow, long, thin, and tapers much, resembling that of a greyhound, whilst in general form it approaches the English lurcher. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The dog is trained to repudiate his acquaintance at a word, and when he said, "That's not my dog; get off, you brute!" the accomplished lurcher picked up the rabbit and vanished like lightning. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary He heard footsteps coming; the door was opened, and the dogs poured out upon him—spaniels, terriers, lurchers, greyhounds, and a big Gordon setter—barking at him, leaping against him, sniffing his calves. The Ship of Stars And how long that two months was to the lurcher, who shall say? The Torch and Other Tales "A brave dog, but confoundedly ugly!" exclaimed the squire, regarding the old one-eared, one-eyed lurcher with mingled admiration and disgust; "and now, that all is arranged, let us be off." The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "There's Rundle with that horrible lurcher dog of his," said Johnny, and spoke more to make conversation than anything else. The Imaginary Marriage Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal He gripped his lurcher’s collar and stood still for nearly ten minutes. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Behind the lurcher came her master, and Teddy, with something in his hand that glinted, popped by, silent as a ghost and was gone into the covers. The Torch and Other Tales RACHE, s. a lurcher, or dog that finds and pursues his prey by the scent. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. On the bank beside the road a man sat, and he was nursing an ugly yellow lurcher dog in his arms. The Imaginary Marriage My dear fellow, you must make allowances for the rough old lurcher. At a Winter's Fire There is little doubt that they are the descendants of the dogs which the ancients called lurchers, crossed, perhaps, with the greyhound, and possibly other breeds. After London Or, Wild England He had a lurcher with him, and I was afraid the dog would scent me in the hedge.' The Amateur Poacher There their life is calm for a long time; no poachers or lurchers or vermin molest them; stillness is maintained, and the hares live in peace. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour The lurcher is a dog seldom found in the possession of the honourable sportsman. The Dog Such is Bumtagg, whose history I resign, As other knaves wait room to stink and shine; And, as the meanest knave a dog can brag, Such is the lurcher that assists Bumtagg. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript The crofter who owned the lurcher dog lived a couple of miles off, so it was time for us to be on foot. The Mystery of Cloomber If half the stories told of the docility and intelligence of the lurcher are true, the poacher needs no other help than one of these dogs for ground game. The Amateur Poacher The lean, mouse-coloured lurcher that followed at his heels was perfect too, in his way—man and dog appeared made for one another. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs Some drovers' dogs are as much like setters, lurchers, and hounds, as they are to the original breed. The Dog It is given over to lurchers and policemen. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel Either the bribe or the threat had the desired effect, for the fellow grabbed at the money with one hand while with the other he surrendered the leash which held the lurcher. The Mystery of Cloomber But the dogs called lurchers nowadays are mostly of degenerate and impure breed; still, even these are capable of a good deal. The Amateur Poacher It was the anguish of the rabbit at the end of his burrow, with the ferret's eyes gleaming in the dark, and gun and lurcher waiting at the mouth of the hole. Moonfleet A lurcher of the law; a bum bailiff, or his setter. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A door gave on to the deserted passageway, and on each side of it stood a man—the lurcher type of man that is bred of London streets. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel Our lurcher, however, not being subject to the delicate impressions of our higher organisation, still ran yelping along with its nose on the ground and every fibre of its body quivering with excitement and eagerness. The Mystery of Cloomber Other dogs trust to speed; but the lurcher steals on his prey without a sound. The Amateur Poacher After all it was only yesterday that we were discussing every meet; and you promised to give me a lurcher. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One A butcher's boy looked far too earnestly at the extra shadow, and his big, liver-coloured lurcher snuffed at the legs of that shadow's mistress and whined uncomfortably. The Enchanted Castle The hands of one of the lurchers flew to the newcomer's mouth. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel In a scarlet, soaking patch of the ground lay Big Bell's lurcher, doubled up in a dreadful ball. Bob, Son of Battle For rabbiting, the lurcher was and is the dog of all others. The Amateur Poacher Finally, Benjie stood accused of having stolen a duck, to hunt it with the said lurcher, which was as dexterous on water as on land. Redgauntlet Toby proved to an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature, half spaniel and half lurcher, brown-and-white in color, with a very clumsy waddling gait. The Sign of the Four The hands of the other lurcher flew to the newcomer's pockets. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel There, indeed, on the crest of the rise beside the wood, was the little lurcher, now looking back at his master, now creeping stealthily forward. Bob, Son of Battle He was a great man for solitary walks, too—he and an old dog he had, called Crib, a cross-bred mongrel-looking brute, most like what they call a lurcher in England, father said. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields |
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