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cur

[ kur ]
/ kɜr /
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noun

a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
a mean, cowardly person.

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Origin of cur

1175–1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge.See cur dog

OTHER WORDS FROM cur

curlike, adjective

Words nearby cur

cupulate, cupule, cupuliform cataract, cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable, Curaçao, curacy, Cur. adv. vult, curagh

Definition for cur (2 of 2)

cur.

currency.
current.
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Words related to cur

skunk, toad, coward, dog, villain, riffraff, rat, wretch, good-for-nothing, snake, bum, scum, blackguard, hound, scoundrel, heel, cad, stinker, worm, ne'er-do-well

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British Dictionary definitions for cur

cur
/ (kɜː) /

noun

any vicious dog, esp a mongrel
a despicable or cowardly person

Word Origin for cur

C13: shortened from kurdogge; probably related to Old Norse kurra to growl
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