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cur

1

[ kur ]

noun

  1. a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
  2. a mean, cowardly person.

    Synonyms: , ,



cur.

2

abbreviation for

  1. currency.
  2. current.

cur

/ °ìÉœË /

noun

  1. any vicious dog, esp a mongrel
  2. a despicable or cowardly person
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cur1

1175–1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge. See cur dog
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cur1

C13: shortened from kurdogge; probably related to Old Norse kurra to growl
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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.

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“No different than the marshal who goes after his man even after the dirty cur shoots him. He still gets the job done before he gives in to pain.â€

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Back in 1889, when the zoo was still on the Mall, some “cur dogs†from the neighborhood entered the pen containing an antelope that had only recently arrived from the West.

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They might be blackguards; They might be curs; They might be actors; sports; chauffeurs — She never inquired Of the men she desired About their social status, or wealth: She was only concerned about their health.

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The new stay-at-home order will cur sharply into the most profitable shopping season and threaten financial ruin for businesses already struggling after 10 months of on-again, off-again restrictions and slow sales because of the pandemic.

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