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kerb

Pronunciation: /kəːb/

(US curb)
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Definition of kerb

noun

  • a stone edging to a pavement or raised path.

Origin:

mid 17th century (denoting a raised border or frame): variant of curb

Do not confuse curb with kerb. Curb means 'control or limit something' (she promised to curb her temper) or 'a thing that controls or limits', whereas kerb means 'the stone edging of a pavement' (the spelling curb in this sense is American).

kerb in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of kerb in the US English dictionary