Can anyone double check this occupation in 1841 please?

[Margaret in Burton]

James Simper aged 45, wife Mary same age.


Lower part of first column.

Occupation looks like Lurcher.

I thought that was a dog. Googled and all it came up with was dogs.

In 1851 he is an Underkeeper (Wood)

HO107; Piece 1167; Folio: 8; Page: 9

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8978&iid=WILHO107_1167_1169-0178&fn=James&ln=Simper&st=r&ssrc=&pid=11236304

[Mandy in Wiltshire]

Well it looks like 'lurcher' to me! The 'L' at the beginning is the same shape as the 'L' in Ag Lab, albeit a bit shorter, and there's a turned 'r' in the middle.

I can't find it on the site I use for checking old occupations:

http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html

Hope someone knows the answer!