kerbing

[kur-bing]

noun British.

curbing.

kerb

[kurb]

noun, verb (used with object) British.

curb(defs 1, 15).

Can be confusedcurb kerb

curbing

[kur-bing]

noun

the material forming a curb, as along a street.

curbstones collectively.

a curb or a section of a curb.

Also British, kerb·ing.

Origin of curbing

First recorded in 1585–95; curb + -ing¹

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British Dictionary definitions for kerbing

kerbing

US and Canadian curbing

noun

material used for a kerb

a less common word for kerb (def. 1)

curbing

noun

the US spelling of kerbing

kerb

US and Canadian curb

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

Word Origin for kerb

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

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Word Origin and History for kerbing

kerb

1660s, a variant of curb (q.v.). The preferred British English spelling in certain specialized senses, especially "edging of stone on a pavement" (1805).