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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Comber

/kōʹmər/ · Comb·er · IPA /ˈkoʊmɚ/
01 n. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.
  1. 1.
    One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.
  2. 2.
    A long, curling wave.
02 v. t. To cumber.
  1. 1.
    To cumber.[Obs.]
03 n. Encumbrance.
  1. 1.
    Encumbrance.[Obs.]
04 n. The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.
  1. 1.
    The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]