"woolcomber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolcombers [plural]
Etymology: wool + comber Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wool|comber}} wool + comber Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolcomber (plural woolcombers)
  1. A person employed to comb wool in order to disentangle and straighten out the fibres.
    Sense id: en-woolcomber-en-noun-mb9nUOJH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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