cur dog

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a worthless dog; mongrel.

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Etymology

Origin of cur dog

1200–50; Middle English cur dogge; see curr, dog

Example Sentences

"I was in there just now, and he's as surly as a cur dog yet."

From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by King, Charles

She's kind enough, but so's she kind to any cur dog that comes along.

From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein

Such a spot, and, indeed, any gateway, used to be a favourite place to set a net, and then drive the hares towards it with a cur dog that ran silent.

From The Amateur Poacher by Jefferies, Richard

Fluff-Button skipped round, and it was well that he did so, for there, not five yards away, stood Magragh's yellow cur dog with his tongue lolling out, and his wicked eyes on the sheep.

From Lives of the Fur Folk by Haviland, M. D.

What’s the use of summoning a chap for sneaking about with a cur dog and a wire in his pocket?

From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard