cur|ry|comb

cur|ry|comb
cur|ry|comb «KUR ee KOHM», noun, verb.
–n.
a comb or brush with metal teeth for rubbing and cleaning a horse.
–v.t.
to use a currycomb on; brush with a currycomb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • currycomb — cur•ry•comb [[t]ˈkɜr iˌkoʊm, ˈkʌr [/t]] n. 1) a comb, usu. with rows of metal teeth, for currying horses 2) to rub or clean with such a comb • Etymology: 1565–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • Currycomb — Cur ry*comb (k?r r? k?m ), n. A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Currycomb — Cur ry*comb , v. t. To comb with a currycomb. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • Liste de locutions latines — Cet article contient une liste de locutions latines présentée par ordre alphabétique. Pour des explications morphologiques et linguistiques générales, consulter l article : Expression latine. Sommaire  A   B … …   Wikipédia en Français

  • baş — is. 1. İnsan bədəninin kəllə və sifətdən ibarət olan yuxarı hissəsi. İri baş. Onun başı ilə bədəni arasında tənasüb yoxdur. – Baş bədənin tacıdır, gözlər onun daş qaşı. (Ata. sözü). // Heyvan bədəninin beyin olan yuxarı və ya ön hissəsi. Toğlular …   Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti

  • Primate basal ganglia system — The primate basal ganglia system is a symmetrical major cerebral system that has only recently been recognized. In the past, part of it was presented as motor or extrapyramidal , complementary to the corticospinal (pyramidal) system. Contrary to… …   Wikipedia

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • List of Latin phrases (C) — This page lists direct English translations of Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of… …   Wikipedia

  • Curried — Curry Cur ry (k?r r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} ( r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”