COMBER

comber

(noun) a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool

comber

(noun) a long curling sea wave

comber

(noun) a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

comber (plural combers)

A person who combs wool, etc.

A machine that combs wool, etc.

A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

Synonyms

• (long curving wave): breaker

Etymology 2

Noun

comber (plural combers)

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

Anagrams

• recomb

Source: Wiktionary


Comb"er, n.

1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.

2. A long, curling wave.

Com"ber, v. t.

Definition: To cumber. [Obs.] Spenser.

Com"ber, n.

Definition: Encumbrance. [Obs.]

Com"ber, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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