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Webster 1913 Edition
Cur
Cur
(kûr)
, Noun.
[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
Bark when their fellows do.
curs
,Bark when their fellows do.
Shakespeare
2.
A worthless, snarling fellow; – used in contempt.
What would you have, you
That like nor peace nor war?
curs
,That like nor peace nor war?
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Cur
CUR
,Noun.