cur·ry 1 
(kûrē, kŭrē)
(kûrē, kŭrē)tr.v. cur·ried, cur·ry·ing, cur·ries
Idiom: 1. To groom (a horse) with a currycomb.
2. To prepare (tanned hides) for use, as by soaking or coloring.
curry favor
To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery.
[Middle English curreien, from Anglo-Norman curreier, to arrange, curry, from Vulgar Latin *conrēdāre : Latin com-, com- + Vulgar Latin *-rēdāre, to make ready (of Germanic origin; see reidh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots). Curry favor, by folk etymology from Middle English currayen favel, from Old French correier fauvel, to curry a fallow-colored horse, be hypocritical (from the fallow horse as a medieval symbol of deceit).]