COMB
NOUNS
► AFRO PICK a gap-toothed comb used for an Afro hairstyle → 1986 US sl.
► BUG RAKE a comb → 1981 UK juvenile sl. (Bk.)
► CAKE-CUTTER a long-pronged comb → 1980 sl.
► DASHER a large-toothed comb → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FINING COMB a fine-toothed comb → 1936 Amer. dial.
► GARDEN GNOME a comb → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► IDEAL HOME a comb → 1950 rhyming sl.
► IRISH-RIFLE a small tooth comb → 1896 sl. (Bk.)
► KAME a combing of the hair → 1920 Sc.
► LASH-COMB a wide-toothed comb → 1869 Eng. dial.
► LOUSE-TRAP a comb → 1699 sl.
► NAB-NANNY-TRAP a fine-toothed comb → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RACK a comb → M19 Irish sl.
► RACK PICK a comb designed specifically for use on an Afro type of hairstyle → 1960 African-American sl.
► RAKE a comb → M19 sl.
► RAKER a comb → M19 sl.
► READY-COMB a comb → 1790 Eng. dial.
► READYING-COMB a comb → 1790 Eng. dial.
► RED-COMB a large-toothed comb → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► REDDING a combing the hair → 1878 Amer. dial.
► REDDING-COMB a large-toothed comb → 1812 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► REDDYING COMB a comb for ordering the hair → 1887 Amer. dial.
► REEVING-TOOTH COMB a comb for the hair → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RID-COMB a comb for the hair → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► RIDDING COMB a comb for ordering the hair → 1870 Sc. & Eng. Amer. dial.
► SCRATCHING RAKE a comb → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► THEAK-LEISHER a comb for the hair → 1879 Eng. dial.
► TOOTH-COMB a small-tooth comb → 1893
VERBS
► KEMB to disentangle and smooth hair by drawing a comb through it → 1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► LASH to comb the hair → 1863 Eng. dial.
► RAKE to comb → 1910 Irish sl.
► READY to comb → 1790 Eng. dial.
► REDD to comb the hair → 1721 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
► REDD OUT to comb one’s hair; to groom oneself → 1895 Amer. dial.
► RED UP to comb one’s hair; to groom oneself → 1931 Amer. dial.
► REEVE to comb out the hair → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RID to comb the hair → 1783 Eng. dial.
► ROACH to comb the hair straight back → 1919 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
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