coomb

¹

or coombe

[ koom, kohm ]

noun

1. combe.

coomb

²

[ koom ]

noun

1. coom.

coomb

/ kuːm /

noun

1. a short valley or deep hollow, esp in chalk areas
2. See cirque
   another name for cirque

Word History and Origins

Origin of coomb¹

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

Example Sentences

As the coomb opened, the squire went along a hedge near but not quite to the top.

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It would be rapture, belike, in a Devon coomb, or on a Hampshire hill-top.

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Behind the house opened a narrow coomb and descended a road to the dwelling.

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Down below the sea was dashing into the mouth of the glen, or coomb, as they call it there.

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This coomb is seen on the eastern side of the valley of the Ouse, in the suburbs of the town of Lewes.

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