currycomb
to rub or clean with such a comb.
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How to use currycomb in a sentence
A good substitute currycomb can be made of corncobs tied together tightly.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousSay, the way these leaders of society currycomb your back would paralyze you!
The Salamander | Owen JohnsonHe must be like a currycomb inside, grass and hay and everything here is full of this damn cactus.
Bulldog Carney | W. A. FraserAt first the little man stroked and caressed them; then, taking out a currycomb, he currycombed them well.
Pinocchio | C. CollodiOne of them threw down the currycomb and brush and ran immediately to Ruth as she appeared at the bars.
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie | Alice B. Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for currycomb
/ (ˈkʌrɪˌkəʊm) /
a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
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