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Meaning Of Curb
v. t.
To bend or curve
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a
curb, as a bank of earth.
v. i.
To bend; to crouch; to cringe.
n.
That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or
hindrance; 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.
n.
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.
n.
A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame
within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
n.
A curbstone.
n.
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.