combe

or comb, coomb, coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

noun

, British.

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

combe

/ kuːm /

noun

1. variant spellings of coomb

Word History and Origins

Origin of combe¹

Old English cumb valley < British Celtic; cwm

Example Sentences

The English original is probably that by William Combe, published in 1779, two volumes.

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The entrance to a combe—the widening mouth of a valley—is beyond, with copses on the slopes.

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Somewhere behind the broad beam of life sweeping so beautifully through the combe, somewhere behind the flower, and in the wind.

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The following extract from Dr. Andrew Combe, presents the opinion of most intelligent medical men on this subject.

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George Combe discussed with his host the principles of phrenology, at that time claiming "its thousands of disciples."

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