Vocabulary : Lupinin to Lurcher

Lupinin : A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.
Lupinine : An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, L. albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance.
Lupulin : A bitter principle extracted from hops. ;; The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle.
Lupuline : An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile liquid.
Lupulinic : Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.

Lupus : A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms. ;; The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.
Lurcation : Gluttony; gormandizing.
Lurch : To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up. ;; An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables. ;; A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch. ;; To leave in the lurch; to cheat. ;; To steal; to rob. ;; A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather; hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind. ;; To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man. ;; To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk. ;; To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.
Lurched : of Lurch
Lurcher : One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher. ;; One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers. ;; A glutton; a gormandizer.

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