curber
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
curber (plural curbers)
- Someone or something which curbs.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] [1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 282:
- they required him as a safeguard against the demon and a curber of other people's crimes.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
curber (plural curbers)
- (historical slang) A type of thief who used a ‘curb’ or hooked pole to steal things through open windows.
- 1977, Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld, Folio Society, published 2006, page 33:
- Night was the natural time for the curber’s activities and striking up an acquaintance with a serving maid was an invaluable way of getting a window left open or learning the exact layout of the rooms in the house.
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