Word Study
courb
CIDE DICTIONARY
Curved; rounded. [1913 Webster]
"Her neck is short, her shoulders courb." [1913 Webster]
courb, v. i. [F. courber. See Curs.].
To bend; to stop; to bow. [1913 Webster]
"Then I courbed on my knees." [1913 Webster]
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