"courb" meaning in English

See courb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: courbs [present, singular, third-person], courbing [participle, present], courbed [participle, past], courbed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|courben}} Middle English courben, {{der|en|frm|courber}} Middle French courber, {{der|en|la|curvō}} Latin curvō, {{doublet|en|curb}} Doublet of curb Head templates: {{en-verb}} courb (third-person singular simple present courbs, present participle courbing, simple past and past participle courbed)
  1. (obsolete) To bend; to bow. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-courb-en-verb-F5DCR59g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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