cut someone's comb en · VERB
Etymology
From the practice of cutting the combs of capons.
Meanings
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To humiliate someone who is conceited.
Ha! ha! I can't help thinking of his swaggering self-importance the first time he came here; and how I cut his comb.
1877, Timothy Shay Arthur, The Bar-rooms at Brantly; Or, The Great Hotel Speculation, page 423:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuts someone's comb | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cut someone's comb | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut someone's comb | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cutting someone's comb | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |