comber

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: comb=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

comber, n. 

•  One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  A long, curling wave.  [1913 Webster]

comber, v. t. 

 To cumber.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

comber, n. 

 Encumbrance.  [1913 Webster]

comber, n. 

 The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

comber, n.
1 a person or thing that combs, esp. a machine for combing cotton or wool very fine.
2 a long curling wave; a breaker.

comber, n. Brit. a fish of the perch family, Serranus cabrilla.

Etymology

18th c.: orig. unkn.