horscomb

Middle English

Alternative forms

horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe
horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe (Northern)

Etymology

From Old English horscamb; equivalent to hors +‎ comb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔrsˌkɔːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkɔm(b)/
(Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔrsˌkaːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkam(b)/

Noun

horscomb (plural horscombes)

curry comb, horse-comb (comb for brushing horses)
strigil, scraper

Descendants

English: horse-comb, horsecomb, horse comb

References

“hors-cōmb, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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