n. [ Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam, Sw. kimrök pine soot, smoke black, Icel. kām grime, film of dirt. ] Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven. Phillips. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. &unr_; hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl. ] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [ Written also comb. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See Comb, Combe, in this sense. ] A hollow in a hillside. [ Prov. Eng. ] See Comb, Combe. [ 1913 Webster ]