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comber

American  
[koh-mer] / ˈkoʊ mər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that combs.

  2. a long, curling wave.

comber British  
/ ˈkəʊmə /

noun

  1. a person, tool, or machine that combs wool, flax, etc

  2. a long curling wave; roller

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Etymology

Origin of comber

First recorded in 1640–50; comb + -er 1

Vocabulary lists containing comber

"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem

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"I looked out, and we were surfing on a big comber," he reported one day.

From Time Magazine Archive

After shipping this comber of sentiment the story rights itself and moves ahead with almost its old blend of sinister excitement, rather brilliant writing, and psychological veracity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Charlie Wilson, first in the unfamiliar world of sales, then back in the world of production, rode the rising comber of G.E. appliances.

From Time Magazine Archive

His spinnaker ballooning firm and white, Sturrock caught a great, wind-driven wave under his stern and rode it like a surfboarder on a Pacific comber.

From Time Magazine Archive

I clambered fore and aft my hulk until a comber split her, keel from ribs, and the big timber floated free; the mast, too, broke away.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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