"curly cuh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɜːli kə/ [UK] Forms: curly cuhs [plural]
Etymology: From the shape of the letter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} curly cuh (plural curly cuhs)
  1. (British, childish) The letter C, as distinct from the letter K ("kicking kuh"). Tags: British, childish Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-curly_cuh-en-noun-8-qLPbBe Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018, Alan R. Jones, Best Fit Lines & Curves: And Some Mathe-Magical Transformations, Routledge, page 174:",
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