wool comber

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a worker who combs wool to align its long fibers and remove short fibers before spinning

   The wool comber prepared smooth, parallel fibers for the worsted spinner.

A compound of wool and comber. Wool descends from Old English wull, while comber is the agent noun from comb, referring to the toothed tool used to straighten fibers. Wool comber is the modern open spelling; historical texts also use wool-comber and woolcomber.

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