[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That combs; esp. of a wave: Forming a crest, breaking into foam (see COMB v.1 5).
1857. S. Osborn, Quedah, xviii. 246. The spirit of the old pirate is still observed, in stormy nights when the sea-bird cannot even keep the sea, to row his tiny skiff through the combing waves, visiting his hidden treasures in Nantucket bay.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., Combing sea, a rolling and crested wave.
