COOMBS

Proper noun

Coombs

A surname.

Anagrams

• combos

Noun

coombs

plural of coomb

Anagrams

• combos

Source: Wiktionary


COOMB

Coomb, n. Etym: [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. kumpf bowl.]

Definition: A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written also comb.]

Coomb, Coombe, n. Etym: [See Comb, Combe, in this sense.]

Definition: A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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