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coombe |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Comb \Comb\, Combe \Combe\ (? or ?), n. [AS. comb, prob. of Celtic origin; cf W. cwm a dale, valley.] That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it [Written also {coombe}.] --Buckland. A gradual rise the shelving combe Displayed. --Southey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coomb \Coomb\, Coombe \Coombe\, n. [See {Comb}, {Combe}, in this sense.] A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See {Comb}, {Combe}.
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