"curdog" meaning in English

See curdog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: curdogs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cur-dogge, kurdogge, curredogge, equivalent to cur + dog. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cur-dogge}} Middle English cur-dogge, {{compound|en|cur|dog}} cur + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} curdog (plural curdogs)
  1. A cur; a worthless dog.
    Sense id: en-curdog-en-noun-3ssbG~8F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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