Middle English Dictionary Entry
cǒurbe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cǒurbe n. Also curb. |
| Etymology | OF corbe, courbe & AL curba. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A curved or arched piece of timber; (b) a hump.
Associated quotations
a
- [ (1291-2) Sacrist R.Ely 23 : Pro curbis ad fenestras Ecclesie, 1 s. ]
- 1324 *Acc.Exch.K.R.Bundle 165 No.2.lf.17 [OD col.] : In iij lignis vocatis Curb pro Rotis ingeniorum.
- 1346 *Acc.Exch.K.R.470/17.m.1 [OD col.] : De xviij peciis meremii vocatis Courbes Carpentate [sic] pro eadem Capella..longitudinis x pedum.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.956 : Vulcanus..hadde a courbe upon the bak, And therto he was hepehalt.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. courbe.