It was equal to half a quarter, i.e. is identical with the coomb of the eastern counties.
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Coomb
//kuːm//
Synonyms for "coomb" (10 found)
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Two kilderkins, or strikes, make a measure called a barrel, liquid, and a coomb, dry; this last term being ancient and little used.
Source: wiktionary
From the centre of each side of this tree-bound square ran avenues east, west, and south into the wide expanse of corn-land and coomb to the distance of a mile or so.
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