Cur has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
"The stray cur scavenged through the trash while the purebred dogs rested in the sun."
2
a cowardly and despicable person
"The bully called his opponent a cur after he refused to fight in the mud."
3
A contemptible or inferior dog.
"The old man kicked away his cur, disgusted by its dirty appearance and barking."
In plain English: A cur is an unfriendly dog that barks at people and other animals it does not know well.
"The old cat sat on her favorite spot to cur at the window."
Example Sentences
"The old cat sat on her favorite spot to cur at the window."
noun
"The cat climbed to the top of the car and began to cur around the rear bumper."
noun
"She watched her dog dig a small cur in the garden near the old fence."
noun
"After playing outside all afternoon, he returned home with dirt on his feet and a large cur under one arm."
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
The word "cur" comes from the Middle English term for a watchdog or mongrel. Its origins likely trace back to Middle Low German or North Germanic languages where it referred to various types of dogs.