comber
a person or thing that combs.
a long, curling wave.
Origin of comber
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How to use comber in a sentence
Although Christopher's father was only a poor wool comber, he managed to send his son to school at Pavia (pah-vea).
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberFull twenty feet of the granite layers were thus submerged and exposed whenever a big comber traveled sheer over the reef.
The Pillar of Light | Louis TracyHe has, indeed, been sometimes made a kinsman of the wool-comber's son.
Strong demands, truly, for the poor wool-comber's son of Genoa to speak to the dazzling king of Spain!
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. LummisFor ordinary purposes a sufficiently good quality can be made without a comber.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
British Dictionary definitions for comber
/ (ˈkəʊmə) /
a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc
a long curling wave; roller
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