currycomb

noun, verb — 2 senses

currycomb

noun

Etymology From curry + comb.

1

A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.

  • One hundred currycombs […] One hundred corn horsebrushes […]1889, Annual Report of the Military Department, State of Oregon, page 99:

currycomb

verb

Etymology From curry + comb.

1

To groom using such a comb.

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