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Definition of Curb
Pronunciation: kûrb | v. t. | 1. | To bend or curve. | | 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. | | 3. | To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth. | | v. i. | 1. | To bend; to crouch; to cringe. | | n. | 1. | That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse. | | 2. | (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome. | | 3. | A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in. | | 4. | A curbstone. | | 5. | (Far.) A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness. |
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