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  1. Curb
    In architecture, a curb is 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. The term also describes a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/TC.HTM

  2. Curb
    [road] A curb, or kerb (British English, see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised pavement/sidewalk/footpath, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. ==Function== Curbs may fulfill any or several of a number of functions. They separate the road f...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_(road)

  3. Curb
    Is another name for the American Stock Exchange. The term originated when the early membership literally did transactions on the street curb.
    Found op http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/

  4. curb
    [n] - a horse`s bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse 2. [n] - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) 3. [v] - keep to the curb
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=curb

  5. Curb
    The American Stock Exchange, which was originally known as the Curb Exchange until the... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/curb.htm?id=340&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of curb'>more</a>
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  6. Curb
    A short wall or masonry built above the level of the roof that provides a means of flashing the deck equipment.
    Found op http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/glossaryc.shtml

  7. Curb
    Curb transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Curbed (k?rbd); present participle & verbal noun Curbing .] [ French courber to bend, curve, Latin curvare , from curvu...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/203

  8. Curb
    Curb intransitive verb To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [ Obsolete] « Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. Shak. »
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/203

  9. Curb
    Curb noun 1. 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. « He that before r...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/203

  10. curb
    A hard, painful, inflammatory swelling on the back part of the hock of the horse; it occurs in the plantar ligament near its insertion, is characterised by swelling and heat in the part and generally by lameness, and is believed to be caused by straining the ligament in falling, jumping, or pulling....
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?curb

  11. curb
    curbing noun an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curb

  12. curb
    verb keep to the curb; `curb your dogs`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curb



  1. curb
    noun a horse`s bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse
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  2. Curb
    • (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. • (n.) A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in. • (n.) That which curbs, restrains, o...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/curb/

  3. Curb
    [album] Curb is the first studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Originally self-released by the band on May 1, 1996, the album was later reissued by Roadrunner in 2002, with a different album cover and a very puto style. The songs "Where?", "Fly", "Left" and "Window Shopper" had pre...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_(album)

  4. Curb
    - The short elevation of an exterior wall above the deck of a roof. Normally a 2 by 6 box (on the roof) on which a skylight is attached.
    Found op http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm

  5. CURB
    A short wall or masonry built above the level of the roof that provides a means of flashing the deck equipment.
    Found op http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html

  6. Curb
    A raised edge of a concrete floor slab or support for a mechanical unit.
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO

  7. Curb
    Curb is the general term for a hard and callous swelling on various parts of a horse's leg, as the hinder part of the hock, the inside of the hoof, beneath the elbow of the hoof, etc.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BCA.HTM

  8. CURB
    Inflammation and thickening of the plantar ligament (the ligament that courses along the back of the calcaneus bone in the hock).
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=C

  9. Curb
    thickening of the ligament on the back of the hind leg. May or may not result in lameness.
    Found op http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_carriage/horse-glossary.html

  10. Curb
    A type of leverage bit with shanks and generally a hump in the middle called the
    Found op http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/HorseGlossary.html

  11. Curb
    Is another name for the American Stock Exchange. The term originated when the early membership literally did transactions on the street curb.
    Found op http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/

  12. Curb
    [horse] Curb is defined in older literature as enlargement secondary to inflammation and thickening of the long plantar ligament in horses. However, with the widespread use of diagnostic ultrasonography in equine medicine, curb has been redefined as a collection of soft tissue injuries of th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_(horse)

  13. curb
    1) ... your dog 2) '.. your enthusiasm' (larry david sitcom) 3) Bridle 4) Check 5) Constraint 6) Contain 7) Control 8) Curbing 9) Curtail 10) Edge 11) Hold back 12) Hold in check 13) Keep in check 14) K...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/curb/1

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