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comber
1
(comb¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈkəʊmə/
noun
1
a long curling sea wave:
the combers, glassy blue-green, moved slowly in
2
a person or machine that prepares cotton or wool for manufacture by separating and straightening the fibres.
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