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Definition: Lucern
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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