cur
noun
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
curs
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pluralof cur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But it’s not the dirty-looking curs that run, snarl, bark and gnash their teeth behind fences when a visitor approaches that one needs to fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
“As a rule, they’re cowardly curs, anyway. Keep your eye right on them, that’s all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
He has 20 dogs, black mouth curs, and uses three to four dogs in his performance.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
"Awakening fear, the poet-mobs howl round / A chant of quarrelling curs on the burning-ground."
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2012
Even now they were snarling and whimpering by turns, pulling at their leashes while Chett cursed them for curs.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
