About The Word Cur
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What's The Definition Of Cur?
[n] an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
[n] a cowardly and despicable person Synonyms | Synonyms for Cur: mongrel | mutt Related Terms | Find terms related to Cur: animal | beast | bounder | dog | hound | hyena | insect | lurcher | mongrel | mutt | pariah dog | pig | polecat | reptile | riffraff | rotter | scum | serpent | shit | shithead | skunk | snake | stinkard | stinker | swine | toad | varmint | vermin | viper | whelp | worm See Also | caitiff | Canis familiaris | coward | dog | domestic dog | pariah dog | pie-dog | pye-dog Cur In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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