"horscomb" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈhɔrsˌkɔːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkɔm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkaːm(b)/ [Northern], /ˈhɔrsˌkam(b)/ [Northern] Forms: horscombes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English horscamb; equivalent to hors + comb. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|horscamb}} Old English horscamb, {{af|enm|hors|comb}} hors + comb Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} horscomb, {{enm-noun|horscombes}} horscomb (plural horscombes)
  1. curry comb, horse-comb (comb for brushing horses) Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-horscomb-enm-noun-GTzYeVSf Disambiguation of Horses: 74 26 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. strigil, scraper
    Sense id: en-horscomb-enm-noun-PTLxZdoh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe, horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe [Northern]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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