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curbstone
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curb·stone
/
ˈkɜrbˌstoʊn
/
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[
kurb
-stohn
]
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noun
one of the
stones
, or a range of
stones
, forming a
curb
, as along a street.
Also,
British,
kerbstone
.
Origin:
1785–95;
curb
+
stone
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curbstone
(ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn)
—
n
the US spelling of
kerbstone
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kerbstone
or
(
US and Canadian
)
curbstone
(ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn)
—
n
one of a series of stones that form a kerb
curbstone
or
(
US and Canadian
)
curbstone
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Example sentences
Her customers would bring boards and planks, sometimes fallen tree limbs, out to the
curbstone
where she would set up shop.
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