Coomb

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coomb \Coomb\, n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL.
     cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. ? hollow of a vessel, cup,
     boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.]
     A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written
     also {comb}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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