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flaxcomb

flaxcomb noun: a hackle, a toothed instrument for cleaning the fibres of flax.

Noun

flaxcomb (plural flaxcombs)

  1. A hackle, a toothed instrument for cleaning the fibres of flax.

Forms of flaxcomb

pluralflaxcombs

Origin of flaxcomb

From flax + comb.

Questions about flaxcomb

What does flaxcomb mean?
Flaxcomb means a hackle, a toothed instrument for cleaning the fibres of flax.
What part of speech is flaxcomb?
Flaxcomb is a noun.
What is the plural of flaxcomb?
The plural of flaxcomb is flaxcombs.

Words near flaxcomb in the dictionary

  1. flax-sticks
  2. flaxbird
  3. flaxbush
  4. flaxbushes
  5. Flaxby
  6. flaxcomb
  7. flaxcombs
  8. flaxen
  9. flaxenish
  10. flaxes
  11. flaxgrass

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