kemb

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/ˈkɛm/[ˈkʰɛm]

A form of comb — A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.

OriginMiddle English kemben ← Old English cemban ← Proto-West Germanic *kambijan →
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Meanings

verbkemb (third-person singular simple present kembs, present participle kembing, simple past and past participle kembed or kempt)

present singular third person kembs · participle present kembing · participle past kembed · past kembed · participle past kempt · past kempt

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of comb.
nounkemb (plural kembs)

plural kembs

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of comb.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kambijaną“to comb”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kambijan
  3. Old Englishcemban
  4. Middle Englishkemben
  5. Englishkemb

From Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”). Cognate with Dutch kemmen (“to comb”), German kämmen (“to comb”), Danish kæmme (“to comb”), Icelandic kemba (“to comb; card; debug”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kemb

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Cite this entry
APA

kemb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemb

MLA

“kemb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kemb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kemb.

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