pintail comb

noun

A comb with a long, pointed handle for curling or styling the hair.

Meanings

nounpintail comb (plural pintail combs)

plural pintail combs

  1. A comb with a long, pointed handle for curling or styling the hair.

    The Old Bailey heard that the pintail comb had been taken out of Julie's red weave hair before being used as a lethal weapon in the attack in Battersea, south London, in May last year.

    2012 August 28, “Girl gets 10 years for comb murder”, in Belfast Telegraph
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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