/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005