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kerbsy

kerbsy is the alternative form of kerby.

Meaning of kerby

Noun

kerby (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
    • It's dusk and there are a lot of kids out playing kerby and tag and football. For a December night, the weather isn't bad.2011, Adrian McKinty, Dead I Well May Be, page 133

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Questions about kerbsy

What is kerbsy the alternative form of?
Kerbsy is the alternative form of kerby.

Words near kerbsy in the dictionary

  1. kerbside
  2. kerbsides
  3. kerbstone
  4. kerbstoned
  5. kerbstones
  6. kerbsy
  7. kerby
  8. Kerbys
  9. Kerce
  10. Kerces
  11. Kerch

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