CUR


Meaning of CUR in English

/ kɜː(r); NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned , disapproving ) an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the general sense dog ): probably originally in cur-dog , perhaps from Old Norse kurr grumbling.

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