cur
noun
[ kəː ]
• an aggressive or unkempt dog, especially a mongrel.
Similar:
dog,
hound,
canine,
tyke,
mongrel,
half-breed,
cross,
mixed breed,
hybrid,
male dog,
bitch,
pup,
puppy,
whelp,
yellow dog,
kuri,
pye-dog,
pariah dog,
doggy,
pooch,
mutt,
mong,
bitzer,
bigener,
Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘dog’): probably originally in cur-dog, perhaps from Old Norse kurr ‘grumbling’.
