Comber

Definitions

1. Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. A person who combs wool, etc.
4. A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J4669).
   countable, uncountable
5. A machine that combs wool, etc.
6. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

Equivalents

Examples

“The mighty combers crashed down with long echoing reverberations like⟳ the roar of great cannons, followed by the ominous swish of broken water rushing across the reef in mad clouds of foam and spray.”

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