combe


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
combe /kuːm/ (also coomb or coombe)
noun Brit. a short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England.

Geology a dry valley in a limestone or chalk escarpment.

– origin OE cumb, of Celtic origin, rel. to cwm.
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