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

If they're not fearing you, itself, the peelers in this place is decent droughty poor fellows, wouldn't touch a cur dog and not give warning in the dead of night.

From The Playboy of the Western World by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)

If it hadn't been for Brackett's little cur dog, that he supposed wasn't fit for nothing but barking at chipmunks, I reckon the bear would have chawed and thumped the life out of him.

From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Kelly, Allen

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

From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein

The two who were left, Jacky and Nancy, went to their father, and took with them a cur dog that had long shared their frugal meals.

From Mary Wollstonecraft by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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