lurcher

noun4

1. •
   A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.

   • “Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said. — 2009
2. •
   A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.
3. •
   (no longer used) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
4. •
   (no longer used) A glutton; a voracious eater

   • Is not loue a lurcher, that taketh mens stomacks away that they cannot eate, their Spleen that they cannot laugh — 1591