curbstone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curbstone
Example Sentences
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To ensure truly, appallingly dull blades, we ground their edges repeatedly against a piece of concrete curbstone.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2018
In our tests, the Chef’sChoice ProntoPro 4643 took seriously dull blades—we ran them against a chunk of concrete curbstone until they were all but useless—to tomato-filleting sharpness in less than a minute.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2018
In 1950 this good temper was a little harder to explain, for beyond simply counting noses, the Government was setting out on a curbstone character reading of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Old Communist Earl Browder has been in & out of enough courtrooms in his time to make him a pretty fair curbstone lawyer in his own right.
From Time Magazine Archive
The girl emerges from the bakery, steps neatly off the curbstone, and makes straight for him.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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