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• cur

  cūr (old orthog. quor; cf. Vel. Long. p. 2236 P.; and in MSS. sometimes cor, v. Lachm. ad Lucr. II...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• cur

  cūr or (older) quōr, adv.I quoi + rei. I I. Interrog., why? wherefore? for what reason? quor amat...

  An Elementary Latin Dictionary

• Cur

  ·noun A mongrel or inferior dog. II. Cur ·noun A worthless, snarling fellow; — used in contempt. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• cur

  A cut or curtailed dog. According to the forest laws, a man who had no right to the privilege of the...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• cur-fish

  A small kind of dog-fish. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book