grass-comber en · NOUN
Meanings
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A country fellow; a rustic.
Passenger.—What o'clock is it? Mr. Adams.—That's not proper language for a ship. It becomes only a quill-driver, a grass-comber, or a sugar-baker.
1803, John Davis, Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America: During 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802, page 439:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grass-combers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |