CURBSTONE


Meaning of CURBSTONE in English

I. -ˌstōn noun

Date: 1791

: a stone or edging of concrete forming a curb

II. adjective

Date: 1848

1. : operating on the street without maintaining an office

a curbstone broker

2. : not having the benefit of training or experience

a curbstone critic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.