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A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.
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n.
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.
v. t.
To render slow; to check; to curb.
n.
See Curbstone.
n.
An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb.
n.
Fig.: A curb; a restraint.
imp. & p. p.
of Curb
v. t.
A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.
v. t.
To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
a.
Having no curb or restraint.
n.
Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
v. t.
To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing.
v. t.
To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
v. t.
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.
n.
See Curb.
n.
A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Curb
n.
An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.
n.
A curbstone.
a.
Not capable of being curbed.
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