"back-comb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: back-combs [present, singular, third-person], back-combing [participle, present], back-combed [participle, past], back-combed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} back-comb (third-person singular simple present back-combs, present participle back-combing, simple past and past participle back-combed)
  1. Alternative spelling of backcomb Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: backcomb
    Sense id: en-back-comb-en-verb-zxgQV83I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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