† ˈcurble Obs.
Also 6–7 kirble.
[Derivative of curb, app. diminutive in form.]
1. = curb n. 1. Also attrib.
| 1598 Florio, Guancetto, a little claspe or kirble hooke about a horses bit. 1614 Markham Cheap Husb. i. ii. (1668) 24 The kirble shall be thick, round, and large, hanging loosely upon his nether lip. |
2. = curb n. 8.
| ? 1780 Five Wonders of World 6 Hoops in women's petticoats almost as big as a well's curble. |