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cur
[kur] 
–noun
| 1. | a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one. |
| 2. | a mean, cowardly person. |
Related forms:
curlike, adjective
Synonyms:
2. blackguard, cad, heel.
2. blackguard, cad, heel.
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| cur (kûr) n.
[Middle English curre, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see gerə-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cur
Function: abbreviation
1 curative
2 current
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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