coomb

or coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

/ kum, koʊm /

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noun

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Other definitions for coomb (2 of 2)

coomb²

[ koom ]

/ kum /

noun

coom.

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How to use coomb in a sentence

As the coomb opened, the squire went along a hedge near but not quite to the top.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies
It would be rapture, belike, in a Devon coomb, or on a Hampshire hill-top.
The Record of Nicholas Freydon|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
Behind the house opened a narrow coomb and descended a road to the dwelling.
The Red Redmaynes|Eden Phillpotts
Down below the sea was dashing into the mouth of the glen, or coomb, as they call it there.
The Seaboard Parish, Complete|George MacDonald

This coomb is seen on the eastern side of the valley of the Ouse, in the suburbs of the town of Lewes.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.

British Dictionary definitions for coomb

coomb

combe, coombe or comb

/ (kuːm) /

noun

mainly Southern English a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas

mainly Northern English another name for cirque

Word Origin for coomb

Old English cumb (in place names), probably of Celtic origin; compare Old French combe small valley and Welsh cwm valley

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