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curr
[kur]
/kɜr/
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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
Origin of
curr
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1670-1680
1670-80;
akin to
Old Norse
kurra
to grumble, murmur,
Middle High German
kurren,
Middle Dutch
curren
to growl
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The Virginia way of
curring
Hams is the following, dissolve two oz.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide
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