kerbstone

US and Canadian curbstone

/ (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn) /


noun
  1. one of a series of stones that form a kerb

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How to use kerbstone in a sentence

  • He fell down on th' kerbstone and wouldn't get up-- turned sulky like.

    The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
  • The carriages are all drawn up with their hind wheels to the kerbstone, so that the approach to the theatre is quite clear.

    The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II | James H. Mapleson
  • The woman sat down on the kerbstone, and declined to move a step in spite of her husband's entreaties that she would try.

  • For a stream of light expanded wedge-wise from the door, which was flung open as a carriage drew up to the kerbstone.

    The Argosy | Various
  • I did the only thing possible in that mental tumult; I walked straight to the kerbstone and held up my umbrella for a cab.