comber
/ˈkoʊmər/
noun
- A long, curling wave that breaks on the shore.
- The storm sent huge combers crashing against the cliffs.
- We watched the combers roll in one after another.
- Surfers waited for a big comber to ride toward the beach.
- A person or machine that combs fibers, such as wool or cotton, during textile processing.
- She worked as a comber at the textile mill for twenty years.
- In the factory, a mechanical comber prepared the cotton for weaving.
- The comber carefully separated the wool fibers before spinning.
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