cur dog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cur dog
Example Sentences
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She's kind enough, but so's she kind to any cur dog that comes along.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
With the candle in one hand and a dark object under his arm, Bill returned and deposited in our midst the sorriest-looking specimen of a cur dog you ever set eyes on.
From Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy by Militia of Mercy (U.S.). Gift Book Committee
Mother, I wouldn't part with a cur dog out of the place to please Lord Cashel.
From The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Anthony Trollope
Like a cur dog pinned in a corner and forced to fight, Rainey snarled at him evilly.
From Vera, the Medium by Richard Harding Davis
Dieu! but the rat bit the cur dog that time!
From The Justice of the King by Hamilton Drummond
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