English Dictionary: coombe | by the DICT Development Group |
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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}. |