kerbstone

[ kurb-stohn ]

/ ˈkɜrbˌstoʊn /

curbstone.

Words nearby kerbstone

kerbaya, kerbela, kerberos, kerbing, kerbside, kerbstone, kerch, kerchief, kerchoo, kerel, kerenski

curbstone

[ kurb-stohn ]

/ ˈkɜrbˌstoʊn /

one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.

Also British, kerb·stone.

First recorded in 1785–95; curb + stone

I did the only thing possible in that mental tumult; I walked straight to the kerbstone and held up my umbrella for a cab.

Twelve Stories and a Dream |H. G. Wells
For a stream of light expanded wedge-wise from the door, which was flung open as a carriage drew up to the kerbstone.

The Argosy |Various
So I avoided their looks, shrinking close to the kerbstone and by furtive glances directing my progress.

Revolution and Other Essays |Jack London
He fell down on th' kerbstone and wouldn't get up-- turned sulky like.

The Book of the Bush |George Dunderdale

He reached the corner of the street like a blind man, by tapping the kerbstone with his cane.

The Kingdom of the Blind |E. Phillips Oppenheim

kerbstone

/ (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn) /

one of a series of stones that form a kerb

curbstone

/ (ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn) /

the US spelling of kerbstone