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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.

   "One hundred currycombs […] One hundred corn horsebrushes […]"

2. 2
   a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To groom using such a comb. transitive
2. 2
   clean (a horse) with a currycomb wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bedbreakbridlebroombrushcleaning

Example

More examples

"One hundred currycombs […] One hundred corn horsebrushes […]"

Etymology

From curry + comb.

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