10 March 2015

cur

[kur]

noun
1. a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
2. a mean, cowardly person.

Origin
Middle English
1175-1225; Middle English curre, apparently shortened from curdogge. See cur dog

Related forms
curlike, adjective

Synonyms
2. blackguard, cad, heel.
cur.
1. currency.
2. current.

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Examples from the web for cur
– Yet you’ll never doubt that this overgrown pixie is about as trustworthy as a rabid cur.

Today’s aphorism

We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.

– Dalai Lama

On this day

10 March 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call. His first words were ‘Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you’.

10 March 1917 – British forces drive Turkish forces out of Baghdad, taking control of the city.

10 March 1964 – birth of Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer, song-writer.

10 March 1940 – birth of Carlos Ray Norris, aka Chuck Norris, American actor, martial artist and invincible superhero.