combe

American  

[koom, kohm] / kum, koʊm /

Or comb,

noun

British.

1. a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.

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combe British  

/ kuːm /

noun

1. variant spellings of coomb

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Etymology

Origin of combe

Old English cumb valley < British Celtic; cf. cwm

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Example Sentences

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combe

Then he said, “I not see other rabbits, sir, but a my brother ’e say yellowhammer say is a new rabbits, plenty, plenty rabbits, come to combe over on a morning side.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

They reached the track above the combe and began to make their way along it with some caution, since the sunset was in their eyes.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The slope was already in shadow when Campion came running down with the news that he had come face to face with Blackavar and Holly in the upper part of the combe.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Still talking quietly, he led Pipkin out into the overgrown combe.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

They skirted the side of the wood that lay along the southern edge of the combe and then, in ones and twos, slipped across the empty road beyond.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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