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CURBSTONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curbstone mean? 

CURBSTONE (noun)
  The noun CURBSTONE has 1 sense:

1. a paving stone forming part of a curbplay

  Familiarity information: CURBSTONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CURBSTONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A paving stone forming part of a curb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

curbstone; kerbstone

Hypernyms ("curbstone" is a kind of...):

paving stone (a stone used for paving)

Holonyms ("curbstone" is a part of...):

curb; curbing; kerb (an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))


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