kerb stone

English

Noun

kerb stone (plural kerb stones)

1. Alternative form of kerbstone
   • 1973, Glyn Daniel, Poul Kjaerum, Megalithic Graves and Ritual, page 138:

     Note the position of the kerb stone (no. 94). This is set in a socket and is packed with boulders.

   • 1988, University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society - Volumes 54-55, page 167:

     No other kerb stone was found set in the ground and it may be that this boulder, the largest to be found, was naturally earthfast.

   • 2013, Michael Price, Introducing Groundwater:

     Outside, a pink granite kerb stone is said to mark the spot where the pump stood, and a small plaque on the wall records its significance.

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