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The definition of a cur is a mixed breed dog, or a dog or person who is not well liked.

(noun)

An example of a cur is a dog that has the body characteristics and personalities of many different breeds of dogs.
An example of a cur is a mean person.

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See cur in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a dog of mixed breed; mongrel
a mean, contemptible person

Origin: 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

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See cur in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cur

noun

A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; a mongrel.
A base or cowardly person.

Origin: Middle English curre, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see gerə-² in Indo-European roots.

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