woolcomb

woolcomb

English

Etymology

Compound of wool +‎ comb.

Noun

woolcomb (plural woolcombs)

  1. A comb used for wool.
    • 1889, James Burnley, The History of Wool and Woolcombing, page 192:
      The men […] had with them a person on horseback representing Bishop Blaize, who carried a woolcomb in one hand and a prayer-book in the other.
    • 1896, E. Spon, Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price-book, page 115:
      Holding a woolcomb; or with a woman at his feet, offering a pig.
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