combe

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noun (1)

ˈküm  ˈkōm 

variants or less commonly coombe or coomb

ˈküm 

1

British : a deep narrow valley

2

British : a valley or basin on the flank of a hill

coombe

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variants or coomb

less common spellings of combe

1

British : a deep narrow valley

2

British : a valley or basin on the flank of a hill

coom

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noun (2)

variants or coomb

ˈküm 

plural -s

1

dialectal, British

a

: soot, smut

b

: coal dust or coal slack

2

: grease exuding from axle boxes or bearings

coom

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noun

variants or coomb

" 

plural -s

Scottish

: the wooden centering or frame on which a masonry arch is built

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English coumbe, cumbe, from Old English cumb, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cwm valley

Noun (2)

Middle English culme

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for combe

• brome
• chrome
• comb
• crome
• dome
• foam
• gnome
• holm
• loam
• roam
• tome
• acrosome