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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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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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Lu"cern, n. [L. lucerna.] A lamp. [Obs.] Lydgate.
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