ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kerbstone

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kerbstone is a noun meaning (British spelling) A paving stone that forms part of a kerb.

Meaning

(British spelling) A paving stone that forms part of a kerb.

Example Sentences

Gabriel often saw him on the streets, playing on the curbstone with other boys his age.
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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for kerbstone

Depending on context, synonyms include curbstone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include curbstone, kerb stone, kerb, kerbing, kirb, curb.

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