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   Cur

   /kər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel: "a mangy-looking cur"
   • ▪ a contemptible man: "you can choose to help the vulnerable and poor, or be a ruthless cur"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘dog’): probably originally in cur-dog, perhaps from Old Norse kurr ‘grumbling’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

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