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lur
/ lʊə /
noun
- a large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs and probably dating to the Bronze Age
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lur1
from Danish (and Swedish and Norwegian) lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet
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Example Sentences
Kors accuses Costco of "lur[ing] unsuspecting customers away from bona fide Michael Kors retailers and into Costco stores."
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Parlour, pr′lur, n. an ordinary family sitting-room: a room for receiving guests in.
From Project Gutenberg
Suddenly, there came echoing through the forest, from hill to hill, the deep notes of the lur.
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Signe was gathering some rare ferns and mosses when Hansine's lur sounded through the hills.
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The Lur then led the way to a trail that zigzagged up the lower part of the rocky cone.
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The Lur, his hands crossed on his girdle, received a rapid order and vanished as silently as he came.
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