kerb

[ kurb ]

noun, verb (used with object)British.

curb (defs. 1, 15).

Words that may be confused with kerb

curb, kerb

Words Nearby kerb

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How to use kerb in a sentence

After an interval Norman spoke again, "The carriage turned right over—her head struck on the kerb stone—"
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
At the top of the boulevard there was a barrow of flowers drawn up alongside the kerb.
Marguerite | Anatole France
We have known him to disport for half a day upon the kerb-stone, carrying on with all his might to whomsoever would endure it.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod Grile
At that moment an errand-boy was slowly propelling a carrier tricycle along by the kerb.
The Harmsworth Magazine, Vol. 1, 1898-1899, No. 6 | Various
A big fire burned there behind a wire guard, and within the iron kerb stood the kettle he had boiled to make tea.
Gray youth | Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for kerb

kerb

US and Canadian curb

/ (kɜːb) /

noun

a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road

verb

(tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb

Origin of kerb

C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve

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