coomb noun2.
[ku:m] Also
comb,
combe,
coombe.
[Old English cum(b) from British: cf. CWM.]A deep hollow or valley, esp. on the side of a hill; a valley running up from the sea.
► Not found in Old English or Middle English literature, but occurring from early times in charters in place-names belonging to the south of England, many of which survive, e.g.
Batscombe,
Southcombe. Its present general use goes back to
L16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲