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curbstone

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curb·stone

   [kurb-stohn]
noun
one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
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Also, British, kerbstone.

Origin:
1785–95; curb + stone
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curbstone (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn)
 
—n
the US spelling of kerbstone

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

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