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South Midland and Southern U.S.a worthless dog; mongrel.[1200-50; ME cur dogge; see CURR, DOG]
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cur-dog — cur dog, cur dog see cur … Useful english dictionary
cur dog — noun : cur b * * * South Midland and Southern U.S. a worthless dog; mongrel. [1200 50; ME cur dogge; see CURR, DOG] * * * cur dog, cur dog see cur … Useful english dictionary
cur — [kə: US kə:r] n old fashioned [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cur dog (12 19 centuries), from an unrecorded cur to growl ] an unfriendly dog, especially one that is a mix of several breeds … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cur — For the Swiss city and canton named Cur in German, see Chur. For the filename extension .cur , see ICO (icon image file format). For other uses, see CUR (disambiguation). A young Mountain Cur Cur as slang refers to a type of random bred, or mixed … Wikipedia
cur — curlike, adj. /kerr/, n. 1. a mongrel dog, esp. a worthless or unfriendly one. 2. a mean, cowardly person. [1175 1225; ME curre, appar. shortened from curdogge. See CUR DOG] Syn. 2. blackguard, cad, heel. * * * … Universalium
cur — [kə:] noun 1》 an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel. 2》 informal a despicable man. Origin ME: prob. orig. in cur dog, perh. from ON kurr grumbling … English new terms dictionary
cur — n. 1 a worthless or snappy dog. 2 a contemptible person. Etymology: ME, prob. orig. in cur dog, perh. f. ON kurr grumbling … Useful english dictionary
dog — ‘Dog’ is used vocatively in two distinct ways. It is either an insulting term of contempt, or it is almost a compliment, implying that the man addressed is a jolly fellow. As an insult, ‘dog’ has been in use since at least the fourteenth… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
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. [1913 Webster] They … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cur — [n1] rotten, lowly animate being blackguard, black sheep*, bum, cad, coward, dog*, goodfor nothing*, heel*, hound*, ne’er do well*, rat*, riffraff*, scoundrel, scum*, skunk*, snake*, stinker*, toad*, villain, worm*, wretch, yellow dog*; concepts… … New thesaurus
