Meaning of COOMB
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Coomb\, n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL.
cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. ? hollow of a vessel, cup,
boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.]
A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written
also {comb}.]
\Coomb\, Coombe \Coombe\, n. [See {Comb}, {Combe}, in this
sense.]
A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See {Comb}, {Combe}.
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