curb : Idioms & Phrases

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Curb bit

  • noun a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
    curb.
WordNet
  • a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse. Knight.
Webster 1913

curb market

  • noun a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange
WordNet

Curb pins

  • (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring.
Webster 1913

Curb plate

  • (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.
Webster 1913

curb roof

  • noun a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
WordNet
Curb" roof`
Definitions
  1. A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.
Webster 1913

curb service

  • noun service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
WordNet

Deck curb

  • (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof construction.
Webster 1913