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horse-combs

horse-combs is the plural of horse-comb.

Meaning of horse-comb

Noun

horse-comb (plural horse-combs)

  1. A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
  2. A curry comb (comb used for brushing a horse's coat)
    • A Horſe-comb. Strigilis.1675, Christopher Wase, Dictionarium Minus, A Compendious Dictionary English-Latin and Latin-English […] , 2nd edition, page 599

Questions about horse-combs

What is horse-combs the plural of?
Horse-combs is the plural of horse-comb.

Words near horse-combs in the dictionary

  1. horse-chestnut
  2. horse-chestnuts
  3. horse-collar
  4. horse-collars
  5. horse-comb
  6. horse-combs
  7. horse-drawn
  8. horse-drench
  9. horse-drenches
  10. horse-faced
  11. horse-flies

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