kerbstone
kerbstone noun: a paving stone that forms part of a kerb.
Noun
kerbstone (plural kerbstones)
- A paving stone that forms part of a kerb.
- You see this creature with her kerbstone English: the English that will keep her in the gutter to the end of her days. Well, sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party.1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act I, page 115
- Gabriel often saw him on the streets, playing on the curbstone with other boys his age.1953, James Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain, New York, N.Y.: Knopf, →OCLC, part 2 (The Prayers of the Saints)
Forms of kerbstone
| plural | kerbstones |
|---|---|
| alternative US | curbstone |
Origin of kerbstone
From kerb + stone.
Words formed from kerbstone
Questions about kerbstone
- What does kerbstone mean?
- Kerbstone means a paving stone that forms part of a kerb.
- What part of speech is kerbstone?
- Kerbstone is a noun.
- What is the plural of kerbstone?
- The plural of kerbstone is kerbstones.
Words near kerbstone in the dictionary
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