CUR (kuhr)
An
aggressive, ill-natured mongrel
Common
clues:
Mongrel; Junkyard dog; Mean mutt; Scoundrel; Blackguard; Dirty
dog; Mangy
mutt; Knave; Bad dog; Common canine; Dogcatcher's prey
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
52519 / 86800
News:
Begging
dog makes bucketful of cash
Video:
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In
order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone
should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will
ignore him. – Dereke Bruce
Etymology:
Middle English, short for curdogge,
from (assumed) Middle English curren,
‘growl’ (perhaps ultimately from Old Norse kurra,
‘grumbling’).
A
mixed-breed dog (also called a mutt, crossbreed, mongrel, tyke,
cur, or random-bred dog, see Terms for mixed-breed dogs, below)
is a dog that is a mixture of two or more breeds, or a descendant
of feral or pariah dog populations. Since, except for extreme
variations in size, dogs interbreed freely, mixed-breed dogs vary
in size, shape, and color, making them hard to classify
physically. Historically, all purebred dogs have been selected
from a mixed-breed population.
There
is a profusion of words and phrases used for non-purebred dogs.
The words cur, tyke, and mongrel are generally viewed as
derogatory in America, whereas in the United Kingdom mongrel is
the unique technical word for a mixed-breed dog, and is not a
term of disparagement when referring to a dog. Therefore, many
American owners prefer mixed-breed. Mutt is also used (in the
U.S.A and Canada), sometimes in an affectionate manner. In
Hawaii, mixed breed dogs are referred to as poi dog. Some
American registries and dog clubs that accept mixed-breed dogs
use the breed name All American, referring to the United States'
reputation as a melting pot of different nationalities. In South
Africa, the tongue-in cheek expression pavement special is
sometimes used as a description for a mixed-breed dog.
Random-bred dog, mutt, and mongrel are often used for dogs who
result from breeding without the supervision or planning of
humans, especially after several generations, whereas mixed breed
and crossbreed often imply mixes of known breeds, sometimes
deliberately mated.
This
article is licensed under the GNU
Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Mixed-breed dog".
CUR
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Tu >1 07 Mongrel MUT
15
Tu+ >1 09 Mangy mutt
14
Tu >1 07 Junkyard dog MUT
11
Th- >1 04 Blackguard CAD RAT
11
Tu+ >1 06 Mean mutt
10
Th- >1 09 Scoundrel CAD RAT
5
Th- >1 01 Mutt
4
Th- CSy 03 Dirty dog CAD RAT
4
Fr- >1 06 Heel CAD END
3
Tu+ >1 07 Bad dog
3
Mo NYT 07 Snarling dog
2
We CSy 07 Cad
2
Fr- >1 00 Contemptible one
2
Fr >1 06 Cowardly fellow
2
Fr- >1 06 Despicable one RAT
2
We NYT 08 Despicable sort RAT
2
Th- >1 99 Dogcatcher's quarry
2
Fr- >1 01 Kennel club reject
2
Th Rea 07 Lowdown sort
2
Fr- >1 99 Lowlife CAD
2
Mo >1 99 Mangy dog
08
Mongrel dog
1
We CSy 02 "Dirty dog"
1
Th WaP 04 AKC outcast
1
Th LAT 08 Baddie CAD
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