The Collaborative International Dictionary
luzern
Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]
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A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland.
My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine.
--Chapman. -
An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and luzern.]
The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase.
--Beau. & Fl.
Usage examples of "luzern".
Opening it, she flicked through to the map of Luzern and its surrounds and spread it out on the desk, studying the marks she’d written on it.