Definition of comber. Meaning of comber. Synonyms of comber

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Definition of comber

Comber
Comber Comb"er, n. 1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc. 2. A long, curling wave.
Comber
Comber Com"ber, v. t. To cumber. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Comber
Comber Com"ber, n. (Zo["o]l.) The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. [Prov. Eng.]
Comber
Comber Com"ber, n. Encumbrance. [Obs.]
comber
Cumber Cum"ber (k?m"b?r), n. [Cf. encombre hindrance, impediment. See Cuber,v.] Trouble; embarrassment; distress. [Obs.] [Written also comber.] A place of much distraction and cumber. -- Sir H. Wotton. Sage counsel in cumber. --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of comber from wikipedia

- Comber (from Irish An Comar, meaning 'the confluence' /ˈkʌm(b)ər/, ****-ber, locally ****mer) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 5 miles...
- Beach Comber (designated as "Pigeon – NPS.41.NS.4230") was a Canadian war pigeon who received the ****in Medal for bravery in service during the Second...
- -5.8967 The Comber Greenway is a 7-mile (11 km) traffic-free section of the National Cycle Network that runs along the old Belfast-Comber railway line...
- Michael Andrew Comber (born 26 October 1989) was an English cricketer from Clacton-on-Sea, Es****. He attended Clacton County High School. Michael was a...
- Leonard Francis Comber (20 September 1921 – 11 May 2023) was a British military and police officer, and later book publisher, operating in British India...
- Christianity portal Anthony James Comber (20 April 1927 – 6 July 2022) was Archdeacon of Leeds from 1982 to 1992. Comber was vicar of Oulton from 1960 to...
- In fluid dynamics and nautical terminology, a breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at...
- The painted comber (Serr**** scriba) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea b**** from the subfamily Serraninae, classified as part of the family...
- Thomas Comber may refer to: Thomas Comber (dean of Carlisle) (1575–1654) Thomas Comber (dean of Durham) (1645–1699) Thomas J. Comber, Baptist missionary...
- used as a convenient example for the nature of loanword adoption by Thomas Comber in c. 1880. List of tautological place names ****brian toponymy Francis,...