CURRY

curry. Curry, v.t. to dress lether, rub, drub, flatter

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Cur″ry (k?r″r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curried (–r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Currying.] [[OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L. com-) + roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. ready. See Ready, Greith, and cf. Corody, Array.]] 1. 1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; — said of leather.
2. 2. To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean.
Your short horse is soon curried. Beau. & FL. 3. 3. To beat or bruise; to drub; — said of persons.
I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely. Beau. & FL. To curry favor, to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See Favor, n.