comby
English
Etymology
comb + -y
Adjective
comby (comparative more comby, superlative most comby)
- Resembling or characteristic of a comb.
- Synonym: cteniform
- (Cornwall, mining, obsolete) Formed of vertical plates, or combs.
- a comby lode
- 1884, John Arthur Phillips, A Treatise on Ore Deposits (page 44)
- Some parts of a vein may exhibit a comby structure, while others show no trace of any particular arrangement.
- (US, railways) Of a wheel: having a defect consisting of a network of fine cracks covering a small area of the tread.