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groom
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?m/
- Rhymes: -u?m
Etymology 1
1604, short for bridegroom (“husband-to-be”), from Middle English brydgrome, alteration (with intrusive r) of earlier bridegome (“bridegroom”), from Old English br?dguma (“bridegroom”), from br?d (“bride”) + guma (“man, hero”). In Middle English, the second element was re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”). Guma derives from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *d???m?m?; it is cognate to Icelandic gumi and Norwegian gume and, ultimately, human.
Noun
groom (plural grooms)
- A man who is about to marry.
- Synonym: bridegroom
Coordinate terms
- bride
- bride-to-be
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English grom, grome (“man-child, boy, youth”), of uncertain origin. Apparently related to Middle Dutch grom (“boy”), Old Icelandic grómr, gromr (“man, manservant, boy”), Old French gromme (“manservant”), from the same Proto-Germanic root. Possibly from Old English gr?ma, from Proto-Germanic *gr?mô, related to *gr?an? (“to grow”), though uncertain as *gr?an? was used typically of plants; its secondary meaning being "to turn green".
Alternative etymology describes Middle English grom, grome as an alteration of gome (“man”) with an intrusive r (also found in bridegroom, hoarse, cartridge, etc.), with the Middle Dutch and Old Icelandic cognates following similar variation of their respective forms.
Noun
groom (plural grooms)
- A person who cares for horses.
- One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
- the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole
- A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
- Give the mare a quick groom before you take her out.
Synonyms
- ostler
Translations
Verb
groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed)
- To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
- (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
- (transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.
- (transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.
- (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.
- (transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.
Related terms
- groomed
- grooming
- bridegroom
Translations
Further reading
- Groom in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- Mogor
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currycomb
English
Alternative forms
- curry-comb
- curry comb
Etymology
curry +? comb
Noun
currycomb (plural currycombs)
- A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.
- 1889, Annual Report of the Military Department, State of Oregon (page 99)
- One hundred currycombs […] One hundred corn horsebrushes […]
- 1889, Annual Report of the Military Department, State of Oregon (page 99)
Translations
Verb
currycomb (third-person singular simple present currycombs, present participle currycombing, simple past and past participle currycombed)
- (transitive) To groom using such a comb.
Translations
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