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combe

or comb, coomb, coombe

[ koom, kohm ]
/ kum, koʊm /
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noun British.
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
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Origin of combe

Old English cumb valley <British Celtic; cf. cwm

Words nearby combe

combat-ready, combat team, combat trousers, combat zone, comb back, combe, Combe-Capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, comb-footed spider
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Words related to combe

canyon, dale, dell, glade, gorge, vale

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British Dictionary definitions for combe

combe

comb

/ (kuːm) /
noun
variant spellings of coomb
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