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comber

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb +‎ -er.

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comber (plural combers)

  1. A person who combs wool, etc.
  2. A machine that combs wool, etc.
  3. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.
    • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 118:
      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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Etymology 2

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A comber
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comber (plural combers)

  1. Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Ziemer, Zimmer.

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comber m inan (diminutive comberek)

  1. saddle (cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone)
  2. dish prepared from such meat
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Etymology 2

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Perhaps borrowed from German Zampern, Zempern, Zemper.

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comber m inan

  1. (historical) medieval folk carnival game formerly held in various regions of Poland, usually on Fat Thursday
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Further reading

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  • comber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • comber in Polish dictionaries at PWN