LURCH

I. verb Etymology: Middle English lorchen, probably alteration of lurken to lurk Date: 15th century intransitive verb to loiter about a place furtively ; prowl , transitive verb steal , cheat , II. noun Etymology: Middle French lourche, adjective, defeated by a ~, deceived Date: 1598 a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score especially in cribbage, III. transitive verb Date: circa 1651 to leave in the ~, to defeat by a ~ (as in cribbage), IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1805 a sudden roll of a ship to one side, an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement , V. intransitive verb Date: circa 1828 to roll or tip abruptly ; pitch , to move with a ~