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courbed

courbed is the simple past and past participle of courb.

Meaning of courb

Verb

courb (third-person singular simple present courbs, present participle courbing, simple past and past participle courbed)

  1. (obsolete) To bend; to bow.
    • Thanne I courbed on my knees · and cryed hir of grace.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I

Questions about courbed

What is courbed the simple past and past participle of?
Courbed is the simple past and past participle of courb.

Words near courbed in the dictionary

  1. courbaches
  2. courbaril
  3. courbarils
  4. courbash
  5. courbashes
  6. courbed
  7. Courbetian
  8. courbette
  9. courbettes
  10. courbing
  11. courbs

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