cur
Example Sentences
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“The black mouth cur is the best dog out there,” said Payne.
From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2018
Young women would boast about being chatted up by the old cur at the local deli.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016
Our Hei-Hei — a Pekingese cross, we believe — looks quite the cur in such well-bred circles.
From Time • Jun. 15, 2016
An indignant Whitlam branded Fraser "Kerr's cur," and urged voters to "maintain the rage" at the ballot box.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2015
They were big fierce cur dogs that the settlers used for catching hogs and driving cattle and fighting coons out of the cornfields.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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Where the Red Fern Grows
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Twelfth Night
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The Merchant of Venice
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