CURBS
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curbs
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CURB
Curb (krb), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curbed (krbd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Curbing.] Etym: [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus
bent, curved; cf. Gr. Curve.]
1. To bend or curve [Obs.]
Crooked and curbed lines. Holland.
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.
Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. Milton.
Where pinching want must curbthy warm desires. Prior.
3. To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as
a bank of earth.
Curb, v. i.
Definition: To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.]
Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo for leave to
do him good. Shak.
Curb, n.
1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindbrance;
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.
He that before ran in the pastures wild Felt the stiff curb control
his angry jaws. Drayton.
By these men, religion,that should be The curb, is made the spur of
tyranny. Denham.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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.
James Law. Curb bit, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage
is obtained upon the jaws of horse. Knight.
– Curb pins (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain
the hairspring.
– Curb plate (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.
– Deck curb. See under Deck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition