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Cutoff vs Cur - What's the difference?

cutoff | cur |

As nouns the difference between cutoff and cur

is that cutoff is the point at which something terminates or to which it is limited while cur is a mongrel or inferior dog.

cutoff

English

Alternative forms

* cut-off

Noun

(en noun)
  • The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
  • A road, path of channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.
  • A device that stops the flow of a current.
  • A cessation in a flow or activity.
  • (poker) The player who acts directly before the player on the preflop in Texas hold 'em.
  • (chiefly, in the plural) shorts made by cutting off the legs from trousers

    • Anagrams

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    cur

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A mongrel or inferior dog.
  • * 1919 ,
    • "You have no more spirit than a mongrel cur . You lie down on the ground and ask people to trample on you."
  • (archaic) A detestable person.

    • See also

    * bitsa, bitser * mongrel * mutt

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