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coomb

1  [koom, kohm]
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–noun
combe.
Also, coombe.
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coomb

2  [koom]
–noun
coom.

combe

  [koom, kohm]
–noun British.
a narrow valley or deep hollow, esp. one enclosed on all but one side.
Also, comb, coomb, coombe.

Origin:
OE cumb valley < British Celtic; cf. cwm

coom

  [koom]
–noun Chiefly Scot. and North England.
1. soot; coal dust; smut.
2. dust, esp. sawdust or dust from a gristmill.
3. grease from bearings, axles, etc.
Also, coomb.

Origin:
1580–90; var. of culm 1
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coomb 
"deep hollow or valley, especially on flank of a hill," mainly surviving in place names, from O.E. cumb, probably a British word, from Celt. base *kumbos (cf. Welsh cwm in same sense).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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