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cur

[kur]
–noun
1. a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one.
2. a mean, cowardly person.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME curre, appar. shortened from curdogge. See cur dog


curlike, adjective


2. blackguard, cad, heel.

cur.

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.]

Cur

Cur\ (k[^u]r), n. [OE. curre, kur; cf. dial. Sw. kurre dog, OD. korre watchdog, and Icel. kurra to murmur, grumble, Sw. kurra to rumble, croak, Dan. kurre to coo, whirr; prob. of imitative origin.]

1. A mongrel or inferior dog.

They . . . like to village curs, Bark when their fellows do. -- Shak.

2. A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt.

What would you have, you curs, That like nor peace nor war? --Shak.
Language Translation for : cur
Spanish: chucho, perro callejero,
German: der Köter,
Japanese: のら犬

cur 
c.1225, curre, earlier kurdogge, probably from O.N. kurra or M.L.G. korren both echoic, both meaning "to growl."

Main Entry: cur
Function: abbreviation
1 curative
2 current
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