Horse-comb

//ˈhɔːsˌkəʊm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
  2. 2
    A curry comb (comb used for brushing a horse's coat)

    "A Horſe-comb. Strigilis."

Example

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"In the reign of Henry V, the service seems to have been changed to the annual delivery of a “horse comb, value four-pence.”"

Etymology

From Middle English horscomb, horsecombe, horskame, horskambe, from Old English horscamb (“horse-comb, curry-comb”), equivalent to horse + comb.

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