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Coom (?), 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.

Coomb (?), n. [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.] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a
quarter. [Written also comb.]

{ Coomb, Coombe } (?), n.
[See Comb, Combe, in this sense.] A hollow in
a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe.

Coon (?), n. (Zoöl.)
A raccoon. See Raccoon.

Coon"tie (?), n. (Bot.)
A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the
Zamia integrifolia, from the stems of which a kind of sago
is prepared.


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