"woolcomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolcombs [plural]
Etymology: Compound of wool + comb. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|wool|comb}} Compound of wool + comb Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolcomb (plural woolcombs)
  1. A comb used for wool.
    Sense id: en-woolcomb-en-noun-Lmzi~j3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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