currycomb

[ kur-ee-kohm, kuhr- ]

/ ˈkɜr iˌkoʊm, ˈkʌr- /

a comb, usually with rows of metal teeth, for currying horses.

to rub or clean with such a comb.

Origin of currycomb

First recorded in 1565–75; curry² + comb¹

Quesada's dorados had gone behind the wagons to currycomb and further polish their new horses.

The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey
Then he took out a currycomb and worked over them till they shone like glass.

The Adventures of Pinocchio |C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini
He drank and apparently relished the murky water of mud-pools and needed but little attention with the currycomb and brush.

With the Boer Forces |Howard C. Hillegas
Im going to trade him off for a horned toad, and then use the toad for a currycomb.

The Trail Boys on the Plains |Jay Winthrop Allen

He must be like a currycomb inside, grass and hay and everything here is full of this damn cactus.

Bulldog Carney |W. A. Fraser

currycomb

/ (ˈkʌrɪˌkəʊm) /

a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses