comber noun¹. ['kǝʊmǝ] ME.
[from COMB verb + -ER¹.]
1. A person who, or a machine which, combs wool, cotton, etc. ME.

2. A long curling wave, a breaker. Cf. BEACHCOMBER 2. M19.

3. A person who searches minutely and systematically. Earliest & chiefly in BEACHCOMBER 1. M19.

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comber noun². ['kɒmbǝ] M18.
[Origin unkn.]
A fish of the sea-perch family, Serranus cabrilla. Cf. GAPER 3.

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