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cur![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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They . . . like to village curs,
Bark when their fellows do. -- Shak.
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2. A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt.
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What would you have, you curs,
That like nor peace nor war? --Shak.
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Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cur
n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 31 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 Matching Word(s) Ur Cu Curr Curb Curd Cure Curl Curt Scur Bur Dur Fur Nur Our Pur Sur- Tur car CD-R CER Cor- CPR Cub Cud Cue cul cum Cun Cup Cut ur cr cu curb curd cure curl curt bur fur gur sur cbr cer cpr cub cud cue cup cut ucr iur cir csr ccr ctr clr cmr cdr cnr cui cua cuu Gur Hur Zur Cor Sur CURE PUR SUR
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