'combings' definitions:
Definition of 'combings'
From: GCIDE
- Coamings \Coam"ings\, n. pl. [Cf. Comb a crest.] (Naut.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges. [Written also combings.] [1913 Webster]