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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

bomb sb. XVII. — F. bombe — It. bomba, prob. f. L. bombus — Gr. bómbos booming, humming, of imit. orig.
Hence (or — F.) bomb vb. XVII. So bombard early kind of cannon XVI. — F. bombarde, medL. bombarda bombard vb. XV. — F. bombarder; hence bombardment XVIII. bombardier †artilleryman XVI; N.C.O. of artillery XIX. — F.

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bomb

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

bomb See VOLCANIC BOMB; and VOLCANO.

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bomb

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

bomb •aplomb, bomb, bombe, CD-ROM, dom, from, glom, mom, pom, prom, Rom, shalom, Somme, therefrom, Thom, tom, wherefrom •stink bomb • firebomb • sitcom •Telecom • non-com • intercom •coulomb • pompom • tomtom

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