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cur

  [kur]
–noun
1. a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one.
2. a mean, cowardly person.
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Origin:
1175–1225; ME curre, appar. shortened from curdogge. See cur dog

Related forms:
curlike, adjective

Synonyms:
2. blackguard, cad, heel.

cur.

 
1. currency.
2. current.
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cur   (kûr)   
n.  

  1. A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel.

  2. A base or cowardly person.


[Middle English curre, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see gerə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

cur 
c.1225, curre, earlier kurdogge, probably from O.N. kurra or M.L.G. korren both echoic, both meaning "to growl."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cur
Function: abbreviation
1 curative
2 current
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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