(See quots. 1825, 1880.)
1825. Encycl. Lond., XX. 435/1. [In pilchard fishing] the third boat is called the lurker, and carries three or four men.
1880. W. Cornwall Gloss., Lurker, a boat in which the master seiner sits to give instructions.
1902. Longm. Mag., Aug., 349. The lurkers were lifted over mud and shingle, the crews sprang, tumbled, or were pushed on board.
