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Curb :: Curb (n.) A curbstone.

Gourd :: Gourd (n.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes..

Curb :: Curb (n.) A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness..

Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.

Watermelon :: Watermelon (n.) The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of Melon..

Check :: Check (v. i.) To act as a curb or restraint.

Curbless :: Curbless (a.) Having no curb or restraint.

Loof :: Loof (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.

Bridoon :: Bridoon (n.) The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein..

Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing..

Beard :: Beard (n.) That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle..

Cucurbite :: Cucurbite (n.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic..

Cucurbit :: Cucurbit (n.) Alt. of Cucurbit.

Deck :: Deck (v.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat.

Curbing :: Curbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cur.

Collar :: Collar (n.) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft..

Curb :: Curb (n.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome..

Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse..

Kerbstone :: Kerbstone (n.) See Curbstone.

Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..

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