kerbstone
Usage examples for kerbstone:
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Then,
just
as
he
turned
to
move
on,
something
lying
at
his
feet
almost
at
the
edge
of
the
kerbstone
attracted
his
attention.
"Mysterious Mr. Sabin" – E. Phillips Oppenheim
-
He
assumed
the
driver,
without
whom,
if
your
horse
has
no
ambition
at
all
beyond
tranquillity
and
an
empty
nosebag,
your
condition
is
that
of
one
camping
out;
or
as
one
in
a
ship
moored
alongside
in
dock,
the
kerbstone
playing
the
part
of
the
quay.
"Somehow Good" – William de Morgan
-
The
sorcerer
stood
in
the
midst
of
the
gathered
crowd,
near
the
kerbstone
which
surrounded
the
well,
his
left
hand
on
the
little
girl's
head;
with
his
right
he
made
strange
gestures,
whilst
uttering
a
kind
of
incantation.
"Abb̩ Aubain and Mosaics" РProsper M̩rim̩e
-
He
paid
the
man,
and
stood
for
a
while
on
the
kerbstone
looking
up
and
down
the
street,
under
the
downpour
of
the
rain.
"Checkmate" – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
