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comber1

Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊmə/

Definition of comber

noun

  • 1a long curling sea wave: the combers, glassy blue-green, moved slowly in
  • 2a person or machine that prepares cotton or wool for manufacture by separating and straightening the fibres.

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