Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cur"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cur
adj : of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog"
[syn: {cur(a)}, {mixed}, {mongrel(a)}, {scrub(a)}, {underbred}]
n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: {mongrel}, {mutt}]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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