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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COOMB, COMB, n. [Gr.] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter.

Merriam Webster's

I. noun see combe II. see coombe

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also combe) Brit. 1 a valley or hollow on the side of a hill. 2 a short valley running up from the coast. Etymology: OE cumb: cf. CWM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coomb Coomb, Coombe Coombe, n. [See Comb, Combe, in this sense.] A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe.