kerbstone
Britishnoun
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A day after the article was published, Englishman Simon Andrews was killed after colliding with a kerbstone.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2014
Laborer Rowlands is laying a kerbstone along the edge of the Row.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their hansom stopped in front of a large and gaily lit-up mansion, with an awning leading to the door, and a cluster of carriages and footmen by the kerbstone.
From The Lunatic at Large by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)
Presently, without any warning, we did turn into a side opening, but so suddenly that the whole vehicle had a wrench, and the two hind wheels jolted over a high kerbstone.
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
It may occur also from tripping on a loose stone or slipping off the kerbstone.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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