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n. - An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter).

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  • A blow to the head was deemed the cause, but exactly how was never established; a kerb from a fall?
  • At the kerb was a Rolls-Royce with gold-plated fittings.
  • A stone "kerb," or banquette, ran around one portion of the wall.
  • - Types of escorts and unsafe methods such as kerb crawling, phonebox cards etc
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