cur

US /kɝː/
UK /kɝː/
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1.

a dog of mixed breed; a mongrel

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The old farmer's faithful cur followed him everywhere.
He kicked the stray cur away from his doorstep.
2.

a contemptible man

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He called the man a cowardly cur for abandoning his family.
Only a true cur would betray his friends like that.