kerbstone
US and Canadian curbstone
/ (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn) /
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 DunderdaleThe 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. MaplesonThe woman sat down on the kerbstone, and declined to move a step in spite of her husband's entreaties that she would try.
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. LissagaryFor a stream of light expanded wedge-wise from the door, which was flung open as a carriage drew up to the kerbstone.
The Argosy | VariousI did the only thing possible in that mental tumult; I walked straight to the kerbstone and held up my umbrella for a cab.
Twelve Stories and a Dream | H. G. Wells
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