gomble

English

Gomble on Lieutenant John Bortniak, Antarctica, December 1978.

Noun

gomble (countable and uncountable, plural gombles)

1. (Antarctica, uncountable) The accretion of snow on hair and fur.
2. (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