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curship

/ˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃɪp/

curship noun: the state of being a cur.

Noun

curship (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The state of being a cur
  2. someone who is currish.
    • How durst he, I say, oppose thy curship!1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Origin of curship

From cur + -ship.

Words that rhyme with curship

Questions about curship

What does curship mean?
Curship means the state of being a cur.
What part of speech is curship?
Curship is a noun.
How do you pronounce curship?
Curship is pronounced /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃɪp/.

Words near curship in the dictionary

  1. cursetor
  2. cursetors
  3. curseword
  4. cursewords
  5. curseworthy
  6. curship
  7. cursi
  8. cursin'
  9. cursing
  10. cursing like a pagan
  11. cursing like a sailor

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