horscomb
Middle English
Alternative forms
- horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe
- (Northern) horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe
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.