Curbstone
[kә:bstәun]
Definition
(n.) A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone.
Typed by Kate
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of stepping on a curbstone, denotes your rapid rise in business circles, and that you will be held in high esteem by your friends and the public. For lovers to dream of stepping together on a curb, denotes an early marriage and consequent fidelity; but if in your dream you step or fall from a curbstone your fortunes will be reversed.
Checker: Rene
Examples
- He pressed the bell, and the carriage drew up beside the curbstone. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- And then I stepped out musing, and almost walked over a vagabond who was eating his dinner on the curbstone--a piece of bread and a bunch of grapes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Stan