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cur
/
kɜr
/
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[
kur
]
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noun
1.
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
2.
a
mean
, cowardly person.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
curre,
apparently shortened from
curdogge.
See
cur dog
Related forms
cur·like,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
blackguard, cad, heel.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
cur.
1.
currency
.
2.
current
.
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World English Dictionary
cur
(kɜː)
—
n
1.
any vicious dog, esp a mongrel
2.
a despicable or cowardly person
[C13: shortened from
kurdogge;
probably related to Old Norse
kurra
to growl]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
cur
early 13c., curre, earlier kurdogge, probably from O.N. kurra or M.L.G. korren both echoic, both meaning "to growl."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
cur.
currency
current
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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