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

kerb or (esp N American) curb /kûrb/

1. A kerbstone, pavement edge
2. A kerb market
3. An edging or margin of various kinds

(of a market, of dealing, etc) unofficial, outside official trading hours

kerbˈ-crawler noun

Someone who drives along slowly with the intention of enticing people into the car, usu for sexual purposes

kerbˈ-crawling noun

kerb drill noun

The procedure for crossing a road safely, recommended for pedestrians

kerbˈ-market noun

A market in stocks operating separately from the Stock Exchange, orig on the pavement

kerbˈ-merchant, kerbˈ-trader or kerbˈ-vendor noun

A person who sells on or beside the pavement

kerbˈside noun

(also adjective)

kerbˈstone noun

A stone placed edgeways as an edging to a path or pavement

kerbˈstone-broker noun

One outside the Stock Exchange

kerb weight noun

The weight (of a car) without passengers and luggage

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