Cur
Cur noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Mouse
Mouse noun - Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails.
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Said the Mouse to the cur, "Such a trial, dear sir, With no jury or judge, would be wasting our breath." "I'll be judge, I'll be jury," Said cunning old Fury, "I'll try the whole cause and condemn you to death."
Source: Judge, Jury, and Executioner
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Mouse and Cur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cur/mouse
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