Cock's Comb
cliff or slope · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a cliff shaped like a cock's comb. 'Cock's' is possessive, and 'Comb' refers to a crest or ridge.
Word origins
- Cock's
- Old EnglishPossessive form of cock.(from cocc "cock")
- Comb
- Old EnglishAttestedCrest, ridge.(from camb "comb, crest, ridge")
Historical forms
[object Object]