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): /ˈhɔrsˌkɔ̝ːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkɔm(b)/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈhɔrsˌkaːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkam(b)/ === Noun === horscomb (plural horscombes) curry comb, horse-comb (comb for brushing horses) strigil, scraper ==== Descendants ==== English: horse-comb, horsecomb, horse comb ==== References ==== “hors-cōmb, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.