Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Alternative spelling of curb.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. · To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating their bowels.
From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.
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- Doublet mentioncurveen
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