Definitions for coomb
kum, koʊmcoomb

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1. coombnoun

   An old English measure of corn (e.g., wheat), equal to half a quarter or 4 bushels. Also comb.

2. Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cumb a liquid measure, perhaps from cumba boat, tomb of stone, from hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but compare Kumpf bowl.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coomb or Combnoun

   Etymology: comble, Fr. cumulus, Lat. a heap, Skinner.

   A measure of corn containing four bushels. Nathan Bailey

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1. Coomb

   Coomb is an alternate spelling of combe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coombnoun

   a dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter

2. Coombnoun

   alt. of Coombe

3. Etymology: [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.]

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1. Coomb

   A coomb is a measure of volume. Its exact original details are not known. In 13th century England it was defined as 4 bushels. It was in use in Norfolk until the 1790s or later, as a dry measure: "Ben sold my Wheat to the Marlingford Miller this Morning for 19 shillings per Coomb" - Parson Woodforde's Diary, May 20, 1786. The 4-bushel bag was the standard international shipping unit for grain, and the coomb was in common use in farming in Suffolk until well after the end of World War II, in fact for as long as grain was handled in sacks, a practice which ended with the introduction of combine harvesters which had bulk grain tanks. Yields were referred to in coombs per acre. A coomb was 16 stones, or 2 hundredweights. The U.S grain markets quote prices as cents per bushel, and a US bushel of grain is about 61 lbs, which would approximately correspond to the 4 bushel coomb, 4 x 61 = 244 lbs. Converting from volume to weights will give different results for barley and wheat. Although seldom referred to in Suffolk today except in conversation, older farmers in North Germany will frequently refer to crop yields in Doppelzentner pro Morgen. The area of a Morgen varies a bit in different regions, but is believed to be derived from the area a man would plough in a morning, and is about one third of a hectare, which is similar to an acre. A Doppelzentner is 100 kg, or about 220 lbs, and thus similar to a coomb. Similarly, the German word for an area of arable land is an Acker. It is easy to infer that the UK acre is derived from the same Germanic word base. It is interesting that the English and the German yield units are thus closely related, coombs per acre being similar to Doppelzentner pro Morgen.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Coomb

   Comb, kōōm, n. a deep little wooded valley: a hollow on the flank of a hill. [A.S. cumb, a hollow.]

2. Coomb

   Comb, kōōm, n. a measure of capacity = 4 bushels. [A.S. cumb, a measure.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coomb

   The Anglo-Saxon comb; a low place inclosed with hills; a valley. (See CWM.)

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1. combo

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coomb
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=coomb
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coomb
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coomb
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coomb
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coomb
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=coomb