Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kemb \Kemb\ (k[e^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kembed} (k[e^]md) or
   {Kempt} (k[e^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kembing}.] [OE.
   kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb.]
   To comb. [Obs.]

         His longe hair was kembed behind his back. --Chaucer.