gomble
English
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Gomble on Lieutenant John Bortniak, Antarctica, December 1978.
Noun
gomble (countable and uncountable, plural gombles)
- (Antarctica, uncountable) The accretion of snow on hair and fur.
- (Antarctica, countable) A ball of snow hanging from hair or fur that has developed through accretion.
Derived terms
- degomble
References
- Hince, Bernadette (2000) The Antarctic Dictionary, Csiro Publishing, →ISBN