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horsecomb

horsecomb 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 horsecomb

pluralhorsecombs

Questions about horsecomb

What is horsecomb the alternative form of?
Horsecomb is the alternative form of horse-comb.

Words near horsecomb in the dictionary

  1. horsecocks
  2. horsecollar
  3. horsecollared
  4. horsecollaring
  5. horsecollars
  6. horsecomb
  7. horsecombs
  8. horsecraft
  9. horsecrap
  10. horsed
  11. horsed about

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