See Also: The Curb(finance)
curb(2)(dictionary)
curb(medicine)
The Curb(money)
curb(1)(dictionary)
curb 1, verb(dictionary)
Yield curb(finance)
curb 2, noun(dictionary)
Yield curb(money)
curb tenotomy(medicine)

curb(2) (iou)



curb verb1 trans. See also KERB verb. M16.
[from the noun.]
Put a curb on (a horse); check or restrain by means of a curb. M16.
fig. Restrain; keep in check. (Foll. by of, from.) L16.
J. Berger If we curb the power of monarchy and rely upon parliamentary government. A. Hailey Nim curbed a sharp reply.
= KERB verb. Now N. Amer. M19.
curber noun a person who or thing which restrains E17.