cur
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
a mean, cowardly person.
Origin of cur
1Other words for cur
Other words from cur
- curlike, adjective
Words Nearby cur
Other definitions for cur. (2 of 2)
currency.
current.
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How to use cur in a sentence
Not exactly, except that I heard my stepfather denounce the doctor as an infernal cur and blackguard.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxHe never resented alleged satire—perhaps he couldn't see it—and therefore he got the name of being a cur.
Over the Sliprails | Henry LawsonWithin this deep shadow, Virtue is slaughtered and Genius treated like an unwelcome cur.
Comrade Kropotkin | Victor Robinson"I guess that's the best rabbit dog anywhere around here," he said, as a flea-bitten cur trotted past.
A Yankee from the West | Opie ReadRed Ben went back on us, may the fiends take the redskin cur!
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for cur
/ (kɜː) /
any vicious dog, esp a mongrel
a despicable or cowardly person
Origin of cur
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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