kerb
[kurb]
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noun, verb (used with object) British.
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There was a mess of thick, congealing blood splashed on the road and the kerb.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
I felt inclined to sit down on the kerb and hold my head in my hands.
ChanceJoseph Conrad
A stone “kerb,” or banquette, ran around one portion of the wall.
The QuadroonMayne Reid
A man in my persition has got no right to dress as if he kept a stall on the kerb.
Ship's Company, The Entire CollectionW.W. Jacobs
At the end of the street a taxi was drawn up at the kerb awaiting him.
Mademoiselle of Monte CarloWilliam Le Queux
kerb
US and Canadian curb
noun
verb
Word Origin for kerb
C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve
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