comby

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UK/ˈkəʊmi/US/ˈkoʊmi/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a comb.

“a comby lode”

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Meanings

adjectivecomby (comparative more comby, superlative most comby)

comparative more comby · superlative most comby

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
  2. CornwallobsoletebusinessFormed of vertical plates, or combs.

    a comby lode

    1 more example

    Some parts of a vein may exhibit a comby structure, while others show no trace of any particular arrangement.

    1884, John Arthur Phillips, A Treatise on Ore Deposits, page 44
  3. USrailwaysOf a wheel: having a defect consisting of a network of fine cracks covering a small area of the tread.

Origin

From comb + -y.

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APA

comby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comby

MLA

“comby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comby.

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