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.

Origin of currycomb

1
First recorded in 1565–75; curry2 + comb

Words Nearby currycomb

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How to use currycomb in a sentence

  • A good substitute currycomb can be made of corncobs tied together tightly.

  • Say, the way these leaders of society currycomb your back would paralyze you!

    The Salamander | Owen Johnson
  • He must be like a currycomb inside, grass and hay and everything here is full of this damn cactus.

    Bulldog Carney | W. A. Fraser
  • At first the little man stroked and caressed them; then, taking out a currycomb, he currycombed them well.

    Pinocchio | C. Collodi
  • One 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

currycomb

/ (ˈkʌrɪˌkəʊm) /


noun
  1. a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses

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