Definition of "coombe" [coombe]

• Alternative form of combe. (noun)

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• "In the deep bosom of the coombe was a green hollow."
• ""Only just on the upper edge of the 'coombe' -- not in the village," -- she answered -- "It's quite a short way, but a bit steep going."
• "All the cottages in the "coombe" were pretty, but to Helmsley's mind Mary Deane's was the prettiest, perched as it was on a height overlooking the whole village and near to the tiny church, which crowned the hill with a little tower rising heavenward."