noun
- plural of cur; mongrel dogs or dogs of mixed breed
- contemptible or cowardly people
Usage: derogatory; archaic
Examples
- The shelter was full of stray curs looking for homes.
- Several mangy curs wandered through the village streets.
- The farmer chased the curs away from his chickens.
- Those curs abandoned their posts when trouble started.
- The old man fed scraps to the neighborhood curs.
- Wild curs roamed the countryside in packs.