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woolcomb

woolcomb noun: a comb used for wool.

Noun

woolcomb (plural woolcombs)

  1. A comb used for wool.
    • The men […] had with them a person on horseback representing Bishop Blaize, who carried a woolcomb in one hand and a prayer-book in the other.1889, James Burnley, The History of Wool and Woolcombing, page 192
    • Holding a woolcomb; or with a woman at his feet, offering a pig.1896, E. Spon, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price-book, page 115

Forms of woolcomb

pluralwoolcombs

Origin of woolcomb

Compound of wool + comb.

Questions about woolcomb

What does woolcomb mean?
Woolcomb means a comb used for wool.
What part of speech is woolcomb?
Woolcomb is a noun.
What is the plural of woolcomb?
The plural of woolcomb is woolcombs.

Words near woolcomb in the dictionary

  1. woolbuyer
  2. woolbuyers
  3. woolclasser
  4. woolclassers
  5. woolclassing
  6. woolcomb
  7. woolcomber
  8. woolcombers
  9. woolcombing
  10. woolcombs
  11. Woolcott

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