Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horse-comb

/ˈhɔɹsˌkoʊm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: horse--comb
IPA: /ˈhɔɹsˌkoʊm/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.

noun

A curry comb (comb used for brushing a horse's coat)

Example Sentences

"A Horſe-comb. Strigilis."
"In the reign of Henry V, the service seems to have been changed to the annual delivery of a “horse comb, value four-pence.”"
"After six weeks in Belgium he arrived in England with only two possessions: an aluminium horse comb and a handkerchief."

Etymology

From Middle English horscomb, horsecombe, horskame, horskambe, from Old English horscamb (“horse-comb, curry-comb”), equivalent to horse + comb.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: horscomb, horscamb

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɔɹsˌkoʊm/
British English: /ˈhɔːsˌkəʊm/

Inflected Forms

horse-combs (plural) horsecomb (alternative) horse comb (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce horse-comb?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹsˌkoʊm/.
What does horse-comb mean?: A comb used by horse groomers for combing the mane and tail of horses.
Where does horse-comb come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce horse-comb

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