name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbluːkə/
rhymes with -uːkə(ɹ)
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name
Meaning 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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
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name
Meaning 2
A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A community within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 5
A sturdy laced leather half-boot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of blucher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 7
a high shoe with laces over the tongue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shoe
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Meaning 8
Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: von Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
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Broader terms: general, full general
History
Etymology
Named after Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian general.
Named from Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819), a Prussian general.
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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.