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Hairbrush

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
  2. 2
    a brush used to groom a person's hair wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To spank with a hairbrush. transitive

    "Bad feeding, adolescence—always a dangerous period for the male—and the brutality and bestiality in the dormitories made life a hell on earth. An apathy settled on me. I withered. I learned nothing; I did nothing. I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hair + brush.

Etymology 2

From hair + brush.

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