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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: cur adj : of inferior or mixed breed; "a cur dog"; "an underbred dog" [syn: {cur(a)}, {mixed}, {mongrel(a)}, {scrub(a)}, {underbred}] n : an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: {mongrel}, {mutt}]
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