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  • Oxford dictionary tells us that the term lurcher derives from the Middle English word lorchen, which means to lurk. This seems to suggests that lurchers must have been dogs used to engage in some sort of obscure activity, such as remaining hidden so to then ambush for someone or something.
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The name Lurcher comes from the ancient Romany word "lur" which means thief and "cur" meaning a mixed breed dog.

Over the centuries it became one word - Lurcher.

In Britain, during the Middle Ages, only the nobility could own and breed purebred dogs like Greyhounds, Deerhounds, and Wolfhounds.

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