cur

cur
cur (n.) early 13c., curre, earlier kurdogge used of both vicious dogs and cowardly dogs, probably from O.N. kurra or M.L.G. korren both echoic, both meaning "to growl." Cf. Swedish dialectal kurre, M.Du. corre "house dog."

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