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kerb

noun

  1. a stone or concrete edging to a street or path
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɝb/ / /kɜːb/

noun

Etymology: From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.

  1. Alternative spelling of curb.

verb

Etymology: From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.

  1. To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
  2. To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.

    I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]