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curbstone

/kˈɝbstˌoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
curb-stone
IPA
/kˈɝbstˌoʊn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US spelling of kerbstone.

American usage

Etymology

From curb + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

curbstones (plural)

Derived Forms

curbstoner

Synonyms

kerbstone

Questions

How do you pronounce curbstone?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝbstˌoʊn/.
What does curbstone mean?
US spelling of kerbstone.
Where does curbstone come from?
From curb + stone.

How to pronounce curbstone

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