courb or curb /koorb or kûrb/ (archaic)

To bend or stoop in order to supplicate

Bent (also obsolete corbe)

curb¹ /kûrb/

1. A chain or strap attached to the bit for restraining a horse
2. The bit itself
3. Another spelling for kerb (chiefly N American)
4. A raised edge or border
5. A check or restraint
6. A disease of horses, marked by hard swellings on the leg
7. The swelling itself

1. To furnish with or guide by a curb
2. To restrain or check

curbˈable adjective

curbˈless adjective

curbˈ-roof noun

A mansard-roof

curbˈside noun a N American spelling of kerbside

curbˈstone noun a N American spelling of kerbstone

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