Blucher
/ˈbluːkə/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach. historical
- 2 Alternative form of blucher. alt-of, alternative
- 3 a high shoe with laces over the tongue wordnet
- 4 A sturdy laced leather half-boot.
"He whistled tunelessly his one air, beating his own time with a stick on the toe of his blucher, then looked overhead at the sun and calculated that she must have been lying like that for `close up an hour.'"
- 5 Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning sextuple, or losing treble the fixed stake (an amount agreed upon before the game begins).
- 2 A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343.
- 3 A community within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
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More examples"He whistled tunelessly his one air, beating his own time with a stick on the toe of his blucher, then looked overhead at the sun and calculated that she must have been lying like that for `close up an hour.'"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named from Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819), a Prussian general.
Etymology 2
Named after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian general.