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cur

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cur /ˈkɚ/ noun
plural curs
cur
/ˈkɚ/
noun
plural curs
Learner's definition of CUR
[count] old-fashioned
: a dog that is a mix of different breeds : a low, bad, or disliked dog杂种狗;恶狗
BNC: 43352 COCA: 28712

cur

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a mongrel or inferior dog
b
: a medium-sized hunting and working dog with a short coat that was developed in the southern U.S. and is sometimes considered to comprise one or more breeds
2
: a surly or cowardly fellow

cur

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
currency
2
current

Example Sentences

Noun denounced as curs those police officers who deserted their posts during the hurricane and its aftermath
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Behind the bar, the enormous portrait of the family’s late dog Rio — a black mouth cur for whom the restaurant is named — watches over the room. Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020 Pop it into first gear, low range, and this cur will claw halfway up the Washington Monument with no driver at the wheel. John Phillips, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020 She black mouth cur, a Southern herding dog, Southern hunting dog. John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 2 Oct. 2019 From Kim Kardashian’s cur-our silk tank dress to Kendall’s black patent strapless look, Khloé’s embellished silver pants and crop top and Jordyn Woods’ gold halter mini, here are all the can’t miss looks of the night. Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 11 Aug. 2018 That’s right, Anderson’s most political work to date is a funny-animal movie that stars Bryan Cranston as a mangy cur. Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018 Last season, Colin Kaepernick — a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2016 — became the face of the curFans on both sides took to social media over the weekend. Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 25 Sep. 2017 Of course, there’s the flip side – the curs and villains who make the transaction a nightmare. Leslie Sargent Eskildsen, Orange County Register, 20 May 2017 With their bold graphics, strong color combinations, and often whimsical references (scarabs, squiggles, hexagons), the tiles give the couple's cur rent house a strong aesthetic identity. Roslyn Sulcas, ELLE Decor, 1 Sep. 2015 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, short for curdogge, from Middle English *curren to growl (perhaps from Old Norse kurra to grumble) + Middle English dogge dog

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of cur was in the 13th century
BNC: 43352 COCA: 28712

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