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kerb

UK/kɜːb/ US/kɝb/ rare uk

noun

1.

an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

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Origin

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

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