Home › Words › C › currycombcurrycombcurrycomb means A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.EtymologyFrom curry + comb.nounA comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.e.g.“One hundred currycombs […] One hundred corn horsebrushes […]” — 1889, Annual Report of the Military Department, State of Oregon, page 99:verbTo groom using such a comb.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.comb 66% match — A toothed implement:; A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place. vs currycomb →combed 59% match — Arranged or groomed with a comb. vs currycomb →toothcombed 58% match — Having a toothcomb (“a comb-like dental structure found in certain primates”). vs currycomb →combings 57% match — Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb. vs currycomb →combwise 56% match — In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten. vs currycomb →comby 56% match — Resembling or characteristic of a comb. vs currycomb →combing 54% match — The act by which something is combed. vs currycomb →brushbroom 54% match — A broom used for sweeping. vs currycomb →