horscomb
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe
- horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe (Northern)
Etymology
editFrom Old English horscamb; equivalent to hors + comb.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithorscomb (plural horscombes)
- curry comb, horse-comb (comb for brushing horses)
- strigil, scraper
Descendants
edit- English: horse-comb, horsecomb, horse comb
References
edit- “hors-cōmb, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.