Winscombe

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UK/ˈwɪns.kəm/

proper noun

A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4257).

OriginMiddle English Wynescumbe ← Anglo-Norman Winescome ← Old English *Wīnescumb →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4257).
  2. A rural locality in south Canterbury, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcumb
  2. Old Englishwīn
  3. Old English*Wīnescumb
  4. Anglo-NormanWinescome
  5. Middle EnglishWynescumbe
  6. EnglishWinscombe

Inherited from Middle English Wynescumbe, Wynscombe, via Anglo-Norman Winescome, a spelling reinterpretation of Old English *Wīnescumb, from Old English wīn (“wine”) + Old English cumb (“valley”), literally 'The wine valley/combe'.

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APA

Winscombe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winscombe

MLA

“Winscombe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winscombe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winscombe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winscombe.

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