kerb-stonen.

Brit.

/ˈkəːbstəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈkərbˌstoʊn/

Forms: Also kirb-stone.

Etymology: kerb n.

a. An edging of stone about the top of a well.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > frame round top of > stone for

ridge stone1694

kerb-stone1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Kerb-Stone, a Stone laid round the Brim of a Well.

b. One of the stones forming the kerb of a path; also, the kerb itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > by side of street or road > kerb

curbstone1791

kerb1807

kerb-stone1815

curb1836

kerbing1869

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 614 From 600 to 800 tons of kerb and carriage-way stones.

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 628 Kirb and carriage-way stones.]

1815 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 77 134 He calls the edge of the foot-pavement the kerb-stone instead of curb-stone.

1830 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 18 Sept. (1884) II If one's foot had slipped at the edge of the kerbstone.

1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men III. xxxv. 41 On the kerbstone the little girls are dancing.

Compounds

kerb-stone broker n. U.S. a broker, not a member of the stock exchange, who transacts business in the streets.

ΚΠ

1860 in J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3)

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 May 14/1 Both of these men are kerbstone brokers.

1896 Daily News 5 Aug. 3/5 Among the kerbstone brokers to-day Diamond Match were sold at 150.

kerb-stone merchant n. a street dealer.

ΚΠ

1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 6/1 It seems an anomaly that gentlemen of the Stock Exchange should have to sink to the level of kerbstone merchants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kerb-stone
释义	kerb-stonen. Brit. /ˈkəːbstəʊn/, U.S. /ˈkərbˌstoʊn/ Forms: Also kirb-stone. Etymology: kerb n. a. An edging of stone about the top of a well. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > frame round top of > stone for ridge stone1694 kerb-stone1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Kerb-Stone, a Stone laid round the Brim of a Well. b. One of the stones forming the kerb of a path; also, the kerb itself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > foot(-)path > by side of street or road > kerb curbstone1791 kerb1807 kerb-stone1815 curb1836 kerbing1869 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 614 From 600 to 800 tons of kerb and carriage-way stones. 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 628 Kirb and carriage-way stones.] 1815 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 77 134 He calls the edge of the foot-pavement the kerb-stone instead of curb-stone. 1830 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 18 Sept. (1884) II If one's foot had slipped at the edge of the kerbstone. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men III. xxxv. 41 On the kerbstone the little girls are dancing. Compounds kerb-stone broker n. U.S. a broker, not a member of the stock exchange, who transacts business in the streets. ΚΠ 1860 in J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 May 14/1 Both of these men are kerbstone brokers. 1896 Daily News 5 Aug. 3/5 Among the kerbstone brokers to-day Diamond Match were sold at 150. kerb-stone merchant n. a street dealer. ΚΠ 1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 6/1 It seems an anomaly that gentlemen of the Stock Exchange should have to sink to the level of kerbstone merchants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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