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Curb (k&û;rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curbed (k&û;rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Curbing.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto`s curved. Cf. Curve.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.]
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Crooked and curbed lines. Holland.
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2. 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.
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Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. Milton.
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Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires. Prior.
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3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
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Curb, v. i. To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.]
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Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg,
Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. Shak.
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Curb, n. 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.
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He that before ran in the pastures wild
Felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws. Drayton.
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By these men, religion,that should be
The curb, is made the spur of tyranny. Denham.
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2. (Arch.) 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.
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3. A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
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4. A curbstone.
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5. (Far.) 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. James Law.
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Curb bit, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage is obtained upon the jaws of horse. Knight. -- Curb pins (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring. -- Curb plate (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb. -- Deck curb. See under Deck.
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