Curb

·vt To bend or curve.

II. Curb ·noun A Curbstone.

III. Curb ·vt To furnish wich a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.

IV. Curb ·vi To Bend; to Crouch; to Cringe.

V. Curb ·noun A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.

VI. Curb ·noun 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.

VII. Curb ·noun 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.

VIII. Curb ·vt 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.

IX. Curb ·noun 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.