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  1. curb
    [kərb]
    noun
    kerb (noun)
    kerbs (plural noun)
    curb (noun)
    curbs (plural noun)
    curb bit (noun)
    curb bits (plural noun)
    1. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      a stone or concrete edging to a street or path.
      • a check or restraint on something:
        "curbs on the powers of labor unions"
        • a type of bit that is widely used in western riding. In English riding it is usually only used with a snaffle as part of a double bridle.
          • a swelling on the back of a horse's hock, caused by spraining a ligament.
            verb
            curb (verb)
            curbs (third person present)
            curbed (past tense)
            curbed (past participle)
            curbing (present participle)
            1. restrain or keep in check:
              "she promised she would curb her temper"
              • US ENGLISH
                lead (a dog being walked) near the curb to urinate or defecate, in order to avoid soiling buildings, sidewalks, etc..
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                Pronunciation
                noun
                kərb
                Tone

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                Origin
                late 15th century (denoting a strap fastened to the bit): from Old French courber ‘bend, bow’, from Latin curvare (see curve).
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