horscomb
Middle English
/ˈhɔrsˌkɔːm(b)/, /ˈhɔrsˌkaːm(b)/
noun
Definitions
- curry comb, horse-comb comb for brushing horses
- strigil, scraper
Etymology
Inherited from Old English horscamb (curry-comb, horse-comb) affix from Middle English hors (horse) + Middle English comb.
Origin
Middle English
comb
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- comb English
- hoarse English
- horse English
- horse-comb English
- camb Old English
- hors Old English
- horscamb Old English
- hās Old English
- comb Middle English
- hony combe Middle English
- hors Middle English
- hors her Middle English
- hors sho Middle English
- horsbak Middle English
- horsen Middle English
- horsman Middle English
- horsmynte Middle English
- horstaile Middle English
- hairse Scots