hony comb
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English huniġcamb; equivalent to hony + comb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhuniːkɔːmb/
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Noun
hony comb (plural hony combes)
- A honeycomb (mainly as food)
- (rare) A sort of boil on the skull.
- (rare) A signifier of affection or love
Descendants
- English: honeycomb
- Scots: hinnie-kaim
References
- “hǒnī-cōmb (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.