Currycomb
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noun.
A comb with plastic or rubber teeth, used for grooming horses.
transitive verb.
To groom with a currycomb.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To curry, as a horse.
noun.
A comb used in grooming horses.
noun.
In
entomology
, a name sometimes given to the strigilis, or organ on the front leg of a bee, used to clean the antennæ. See
strigilis
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse.
transitive verb.
To comb with a currycomb.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
comb
or
brush
, having
rubber
or
plastic
teeth
, used to
groom
horses
verb.
To groom using such a comb
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses
verb.
clean (a horse) with a currycomb
Word Usage
"Sharon picked up a currycomb and began brushing down the sleek chestnut while it nosed at the manger full of hay."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
comb
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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Freon
bluing
burnisher
cumberer
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
curry