curdog
curdog · curdogs
A curA cur: A contemptible, inferior, or cowardly dog.
Meaning
3 sensesA cur
(archaic, derogatory)A contemptible, inferior, or cowardly dog.
A contemptible, inferior, or cowardly dog.
(archaic, derogatory, figuratively)A person with these qualities.
A cur
(archaic)A working or sheepdog
Origin
From Middle English cur-dogge, kurdogge, curredogge, equivalent to cur + dog.From Middle English cur-dogge, kurdogge, curredogge, equivalent to cur + dog.
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