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Defcripfit radio totnm qui gentibps orbemj Tempora qua meiibr, quae curvus arator haberet?
P. Virgilii Maronis opera: emendabat et notulis illustr. G. Wakefield Virgil, Publius Vergilius Maro 1796
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[from Old French courbe curved piece of wood or metal, from Latin curvus curved] n
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To lead (a dog) off the sidewalk into the gutter so that it can excrete waste. curved piece of wood (from Old French corbe, curved object, from corbe, curved, from Latin curvus
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