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Kerb

//kɝb// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of curb. UK, alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb. British, transitive
  2. 2
    To take a dog to the kerb for the purpose of evacuating.

    "I was fidgeting a bit, because three dogs were sniffing at my ankles in an interested fashion. They were going out to be kerbed[.]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.

Etymology 2

From curb (“raised border or frame”) [from mid-17th c.]. Doublet of curve.

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