Dictionary  curbPronunciation: (kûrb), [key] —n. 1. a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk. 2. anything that restrains or controls; a restraint; check. 3. an enclosing framework or border. 4. Also called curb' bit". a bit used with a bridoon for control of a horse, to which a chain (curb' chain") is hooked. 5. Also called curb market; Brit., kerb market, kerbstone market. a market, originally on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange. Cf. American Stock Exchange. 6. the framework around the top of a well. 7. the arris between an upper and a lower slope on a gambrel or mansard roof. 8. a belt of metal, masonry, etc., for abutting a dome at its base. 9. (in a windmill) the track on which the cap turns. 10. Vet. Pathol.a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness. 11. Engin.the cutting edge at the bottom of a caisson. 12. Carpentry.See purlin plate. —v.t. 1. to control as with a curb; restrain; check. 2. to cause to keep near the curb: Curb your dog. 3. to furnish with or protect by a curb. 4. to put a curb on (a horse). Also, Brit.,kerb (for defs. 1, 15). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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