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Coomb

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as comb.
  • noun. Same as comb.
  • noun. Same as coom.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter.
  • noun. A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See comb, combe.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An old English measure of corn (e.g., wheat), equal to half a quarter or 4 bushels. Also comb.
  • noun. Alternative spelling of combe.
  • Word Usage
    "The Treasury lawyers need to go through the pension contract with a fine tooth coomb and find a get out clause."
    Equivalent
    coombe  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    variant
    comb  combe