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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: curb

kerb

 noun
     
Related topics: Roads
kerb British English; curb American English [countable]
TTR the edge of the pavement (=raised path) at the side of a road:
His car mounted the kerb and ploughed into a bus queue.
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