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comb-outs

comb-outs is the plural of comb-out.

Meaning of comb-out

Noun

comb-out (countable and uncountable, plural comb-outs)

  1. An act of combing out hair.
    Synonyms:
    teasing
  2. (idiomatic, informal) The identification and removal of someone or something.
  3. (idiomatic, slang) The act of sorting out.
    • McCann and I took ten men each and made a systematic comb-out of the Gardens. Every sniper we found we shot out of hand.1940, Operator 1384, McCann the Spy, quoted in Green's Dictionary of Slang, page 263

Questions about comb-outs

What is comb-outs the plural of?
Comb-outs is the plural of comb-out.

Words near comb-outs in the dictionary

  1. comb-honey
  2. comb-honeys
  3. comb-jellies
  4. comb-jelly
  5. comb-out
  6. comb-outs
  7. comb-over
  8. comb-overs
  9. comb.
  10. Comba multiplication
  11. combability

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