Curbing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Curb \Curb\ (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve,
     L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto`s curved.
     Cf. {Curve}.]
     1. To bend or curve. [Obs.]
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              Crooked and curbed lines.             --Holland.
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     2. To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend
        to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to
        confine; to keep in check.
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              Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.
                                                    --Milton.
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              Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires.
                                                    --Prior.
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     3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a
        curb, as a bank of earth.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  curbing
       n : an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a
           line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
           [syn: {curb}, {kerb}]