kerb
Pronunciation: /kəːb/
(US curb)
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noun
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).