Petty Cuʹry (Cambridge)
means “The Street of Cooks.” It is called Parva Cokeʹria in a deed dated 13 Edward III. Probably at one time it was part of the Market Hall. It is a mistake to derive Cury from Ecurie. Dr. Pegge derives it from curaʹre, to cure or dress food.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.