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Definition of Currycomb
1. Verb. Clean (a horse) with a currycomb.
2. Noun. A square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses.
Definition of Currycomb
1. n. A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse.
2. v. t. To comb with a currycomb.
Definition of Currycomb
1. Noun. A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses ¹
2. Verb. To groom using such a comb ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Currycomb
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Currycomb
Literary usage of Currycomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Their voices rose to Frederick's ears, mingled with the intermittent sounds made
by a currycomb knocking against a stone. The man-servant returned. ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain by Samuel Halkett, John Laing (1885)
"... PETER provided for, without a pension. A poem. With notes critical and explanatory.
By Carnaby currycomb, Esq. [John WOLCOTT. ..."
3. Recollections by Massimo d' Azeglio (1868)
"Derangement of health—Return of Napoleon from Elba—Counsels of Bidone—Reflections
on the charms of a currycomb— By ..."
4. The New System of Educating Horses Including Instructions on Feeding by Dennis Magner (1872)
"Put on the war bridle, and after working up with it, hold tightly, and with the
left hand use the currycomb on the back, gradually working to the sensitive ..."
5. A Complete Handbook for the Sanitary Troops of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1917)
"Take the currycomb in the right hand, fingers over back of comb; ... The currycomb
is applied gently and is used only to loosen the scurf and matted hair; ..."
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