horscomb
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe
- horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe (Northern)
Etymology edit
From Old English horscamb; equivalent to hors + comb.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
horscomb (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.