The police went through all his possessions with a toothcomb.
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Toothcomb
//ˈtuːθkəʊm//
Synonyms for "toothcomb" (1 found)
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9 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- старателно претърсване noun (comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search)
- претърсвам verb (to search thoroughly)
Polish
4 entries- grzebień noun (comb-like dental structure found in certain primates)
- grzebień z ząbkami noun (comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search)
- przeczesać verb (to search thoroughly)
- przeczesywać verb (to search thoroughly)
Portuguese
3 entries- pente dental noun (comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search)
- pente fino noun (comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search)
- passar o pente fino verb (to search thoroughly)
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[advertisement] [A] quantity of Pencil Cases, Fans, Tooth-combs, and Nail-brushes, a Pier-glass, and various other very useful articles.
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When the Arabs speak of things as alike in respect of good qualities, they call them 'as like as the teeth of a tooth-comb;' whereas, if they speak of similarity in bad qualities, they say 'as like as the teeth of an ass.'
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Racks, shears and toothcombs here, sit down: / With such a shaggy, shockdog crown / Who but some rustic, clodpoll clown / Would think of venturing into town?
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