cur

¹

[kur]

noun

1. a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.

2. a mean, cowardly person.

   Synonyms: heel, cad, blackguard

cur.

²

abbreviation

1. currency.

2. current.

cur

/ kɜː /

noun

1. any vicious dog, esp a mongrel

2. a despicable or cowardly person

Other Word Forms

• curlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cur¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cur¹

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