currycomb

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This is pulled by half-broken shaggy horses which would kick any man who ventured near them with brush or currycomb, and which are sometimes made to travel until they drop in the road.

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  1. noun A comb with plastic or rubber teeth, used for grooming horses.
  2. transitive verb To groom with a currycomb.

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  • With the currycomb, Zach worked on a knot in the colt's mane. —  Jackson, Lisa - See How she dies 2
  • If I could lay my hands on a brush or a currycomb, I would at once begin grooming them. —  Commandant of Auschwitz
  • For short haired breeds, do invest in a brush with natural bristles, a rubber currycomb or a hand mitt. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The truth shining in her clear eyes was unmistakable Lingle broke off a handful of sagebrush and used it as a makeshift currycomb, while Kate, a little surprised at the action, picked up the bridle reins when he had finished the gratuitous grooming and started the sheep moving I'll feed back to camp slowly. —  The Fighting Shepherdess
  • I was not half so good an ostler as old Bill, who had never been presented with a silver currycomb, and I never expected to become so, therefore what chance had I? —  The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro"
 

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/ˈkərɪkoʊm/
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