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currycomb

[ kur-ee-kohm, kuhr- ]

noun

  1. a comb, usually with rows of metal teeth, for currying horses.


verb (used with object)

  1. to rub or clean with such a comb.

currycomb

/ ˈʌɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of currycomb1

First recorded in 1565–75; curry 2 + comb
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Chasten performed no grooming at this camp, unless at some point he and the campers currycombed a horse.

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Billy stuck the brush and currycomb together and laid them on the rail, and went up to breakfast.

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The large ogre’s jaw, topped by graying hair cut currycomb short.

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With a currycomb and a pair of shears from the stables he had tried to arrange his hair.

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He knocked his currycomb against the trunk of the tree.

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