Definition of "currycomb" [cur•ry•comb]

• A comb with plastic or rubber teeth, used for grooming horses. (noun)
• To groom with a currycomb. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sharon picked up a currycomb and began brushing down the sleek chestnut while it nosed at the manger full of hay."
• "The sweep of a second currycomb filled the pause that accompanied his bland acknowledgement."
• "The old books suggest using a currycomb, but we suspect most people don't keep horses these days."