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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.
Also, British, kerbstone.


Origin:
1785–95; curb + stone
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curb·stone   (kûrb'stōn')   
n.  A stone or row of stones that constitutes a curb.
adj.  Untrained or unsophisticated; amateurish: a curbstone commentator.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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