"horse-comb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔːsˌkəʊm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɔɹsˌkoʊm/ [General-American] Forms: horse-combs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English horscomb, horsecombe, horskame, horskambe, from Old English horscamb (“horse-comb, curry-comb”), equivalent to horse + comb. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|horscomb}} Middle English horscomb, {{m|enm|horsecombe}} horsecombe, {{m|enm|horskame}} horskame, {{m|enm|horskambe}} horskambe, {{inh|en|ang|horscamb|t=horse-comb, curry-comb}} Old English horscamb (“horse-comb, curry-comb”), {{af|en|horse|comb}} horse + comb Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse-comb (plural horse-combs)
  1. A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
    Sense id: en-horse-comb-en-noun-nWWQLr2r
  2. A curry comb (comb used for brushing a horse's coat) Categories (topical): Equestrianism Synonyms: horsecomb, horse comb
    Sense id: en-horse-comb-en-noun-z9daFsUT Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 85

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