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curbstone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | kerbstone |
| Type of | paving stone |
Examples of curbstone
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People spilled out of restaurants and bars, chatted in pairs at the curbstone.
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Just then her boy Cein comes in, rubbing his head after bumping it on a curbstone while playing outside.
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These brokers came to be known as the curbstone brokers, as they conducted their auctions out in the street.
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Whenever he has anything on his mind, he sits on the curbstone of his mansion and whittles until he comes up with the answer.
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At one point I spied in the throng on the curbstone a large silk banner that bore my own name as the title of some society.
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In 1911, the curbstone brokers came to be known as the New York Curb Market, which then had a formal constitution with brokerage and listing standards.
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After several years of outdoor trading, the curbstone brokers moved indoors in 1921 to a building on Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan.
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By 1865, following the Civil War, stocks in small industrial companies, such as iron and steel, textiles and chemicals were first sold by curbstone brokers.
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- A paving stone forming part of a curb
- A curb or kerb (see spelling differences) is the edge where a raised pavement/sidewalk/footpath, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. ...
- Alternative spelling of kerbstone
- 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. ...
