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   curb

   /kəːb/

   noun

   • 1. a check or restraint on something: "plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing"
   • 2. a type of bit with a strap or chain attached which passes under a horse's lower jaw, used as a check.
   • 3. variant spelling of kerb North American
   • 4. a swelling on the back of a horse's hock, caused by spraining a ligament.

   verb

   • 1. restrain or keep in check: "she promised she would curb her temper"
   • ▪ restrain (a horse) by means of a curb: "both men were instinctively curbing their horses"
   • 2. lead (a dog being walked) near the curb to urinate or defecate, in order to avoid soiling buildings, pavements, etc. US

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a strap fastened to the bit): from Old French courber ‘bend, bow’, from Latin curvare (see curve).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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