horscomb

Middle English

Alternative forms

• horse combe, horsecomb, horsecombe, hors-kombe, hors com, horscombe
• horse came, horse cambe, horskame, horskambe (Northern)

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)

1. curry comb, horse-comb (comb for brushing horses)
2. strigil, scraper

Descendants

• English: horse-comb, horsecomb, horse comb

References

• “hors-cōmb, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.