kemb
English
Etymology
From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). Cognate with German kämmen (“to comb”), Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”).
Verb
kemb (third-person singular simple present kembs, present participle kembing, simple past and past participle kembed or kempt)
Noun
kemb (plural kembs)
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