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cur¹ Definition

cur (kʉr)

noun

  1. a dog of mixed breed; mongrel
  2. a mean, contemptible person

Etymology: ME curre, earlier kurdogge, prob. < ON or MLowG, as in Swed dial. kurre, MLowG korre, dog: basic sense “snarling, growling” < ON kurra or MLowG korren, to growl

cur² Definition

cur

  1. currency
  2. current

cur Synonyms

cur

n.

mongrel, mutt, hound; see dog 1.

cur Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • little: The dog starts barking at him. ) L'IVELY: Bloody little cur, I'll skin you alive.
  • whoreson: Why, no, you ruinous butt; you whoreson indistinguishable cur, no.

Modifies a noun

  • rent: The cur rent US market size is estimated to be $ 473 million [ IMS MAT Nov 05 ] .
  • return: On cur return to the house we were greeted by the fall of a slab of glass from the roof of a porch.

Noun used with modifier

  • oc-: This had allowed the soil to dry out causing the settlement to oc- cur.
cur Quotes

I'll make the fur Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

—Butler, Samuel

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