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currie, curry,
currie [ˈkʌrɪ]
n. A small stool.
currieboram, currieborrum, curryborum,
currieboram [MN. ˈkʌrɪborəm, ˈkʌrɪbɔrəm]
n. MN. A confused noisy crowd.
Curriehill, Curriehull,
Curriehill [ˈkʌrɪhɪl, -hʌl]
pn. Curriehill (Edinburgh).
curroo, currou,
curroo [kʌˈru]
v. To coo in a drawn out way such as by a male pigeon.
 
See also crood
curry,
curry [ˈkʌri]
n. Curry, a spice.
v. To curry
pt. pp. currit, curried
accurs$t, accurse, accurse$t, accursed, accursit, curse, curse$t, cursed, cursit, curst, cuss, cussed, cust,
curse [kʌrs]
n. A curse.
v. To curse.
pt. pp. curse't [kʌrst], cursed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
accurse: To Accurse. pt. pp. accurse't
tinker's curse: Something of no value.
coortain, courtain, curtain, curteen,
curtain [ˈkʌrtən]
n. A curtain.
pl. curtains
curch, curchie, curtch, haancurchie, haandcurchie, handkercher, handketcher, handkie, handky, hankerchay, hankercher, hankerchey, hanketcher, hankie, hanky, haundcurchie, haundcurtcher, haundcurtchie, haundkie, haundkirchie, haundkurchie, haundky, haunkercher, henkritch, henky, henkychay, hunkie, kertch, kirch, kurch,
curtch [kʌrtʃ, kɪrtʃ]
n. A 'kerchief' worn on the head.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
haundcurtchie [-ˈkʌrtʃ, -ˈkɪrtʃ], col. haundkercher [-ˈkətʃər]: U. A handkerchief. dim. haundkie
curchie, curchy, curtchey, curtchie, kurchie,
curtchey [ˈkʌrtʃɪ]
n. A curtsy.
v. To curtsy.
curwhigget, curwhiggit,
curwhiggit [U. ˈkʌrʍɪgɪt & ˈkʌrʍʌgɪt]
adj. Very smart.

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