curbstone

[ kurb-stohn ]

noun

one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.

Origin of curbstone

First recorded in 1785–95; curb + stone

Also British, kerb·stone .

Words Nearby curbstone

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How to use curbstone in a sentence

He stopped before the little hand-cart of a street fruit vender, which was drawn up to the curbstone, to buy an apple.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889 | Various
Running ahead she went down the steps, through the gate, and into Vetch's car which was standing beside the curbstone.
One Man in His Time | Ellen Glasgow
Only two or three children, with eyes like jewels, played on the curbstone, innocent of the guile that comes with years.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
It was like a rat you've seen running along the gutter side of the curbstone with a terrier after it.
In the Arena | Booth Tarkington
After the wedding, we all stood cordially on the curbstone and let them drive off to the train.
Life's Minor Collisions | Frances Warner

British Dictionary definitions for curbstone

curbstone

/ (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn) /

noun

the US spelling of kerbstone

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