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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

Other definitions for cur (2 of 2)

cur.
abbreviation
currency.
current.
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Words related to cur

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

How to use cur in a sentence

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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