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horse comb

horse comb is the alternative form 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

Forms of horse comb

pluralhorse combs

Questions about horse comb

What is horse comb the alternative form of?
Horse comb is the alternative form of horse-comb.

Words near horse comb in the dictionary

  1. horse cocks
  2. horse collar
  3. horse collared
  4. horse collaring
  5. horse collars
  6. horse comb
  7. horse combs
  8. horse crab
  9. horse crabs
  10. Horse Creek
  11. horse dick

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