Blucher

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Blucher
    n 1: Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in
         the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819) [syn: {Blucher}, {von
         Blucher}, {G. L. von Blucher}, {Gebhard Leberecht von
         Blucher}]
    2: a high shoe with laces over the tongue

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

blucher \blu"cher\, bluchers \blu"chers\(bl[=u]"k[~e]r), n.
   A kind of half boot, or high shoe, with laces over the
   tongue; -- named from the Prussian general Bl["u]cher.
   --Thackeray.
   [1913 Webster]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

BLUCHER

a Dutchman who was on the job at Waterloo.  He also
was not the only German general who ever fought France.

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