lucern

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lucern - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]
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     1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in
        Switzerland.
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              My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt
              Beasts of most rapine.                --Chapman.
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     2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some
        supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and
        luzern.]
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              The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern
              I know to chase.                      --Beau. & Fl.
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  Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.)
     A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
     cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also
     alfalfa. [Written also lucerne.]
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  Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [L. lucerna.]
     A lamp. [Obs.] --Lydgate.
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