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hairbrush en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From hair + brush.

Meanings

1. A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

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comb

Translations (40)

acw فُرْشَة شَعَر (a brush used in hair care) · nrf brînge à g'veux (a brush used in hair care) · nv béʼézhóóʼ (a brush used in hair care) · el βούρτσα μαλλιών (a brush used in hair care) · no hårbørste (a brush used in hair care) · sv hårborste (a brush used in hair care) · mt xkupilja tax-xagħar (a brush used in hair care) · da hårbørste (a brush used in hair care) · pt escova de cabelo (a brush used in hair care) · fr brosse à cheveux (a brush used in hair care) · de Haarbürste (a brush used in hair care) · ja ヘアブラシ (a brush used in hair care) · mg borosin-doha (a brush used in hair care) · ar فُرْشَاة شَعْر (a brush used in hair care) · cmn 髮刷 /发刷 (a brush used in hair care) · ga scuab ghruaige (a brush used in hair care) · eo harobroso (a brush used in hair care) · lkt wíglasto (a brush used in hair care) · nl haarborstel (a brush used in hair care) · fi hiusharja (a brush used in hair care) · pdt Barscht (a brush used in hair care) · gd bruis-chinn (a brush used in hair care) · is hárbursti (a brush used in hair care) · ru щётка (a brush used in hair care) · vo heremikef (a brush used in hair care) · et juuksehari (a brush used in hair care) · cs kartáč na vlasy (a brush used in hair care) · csm jaṭís·a- (a brush used in hair care) · ckb شانە (a brush used in hair care) · es cepillo del pelo (a brush used in hair care) · pl szczotka do włosów (a brush used in hair care) · lb Hoerbiischt (a brush used in hair care) · br broust-blev (a brush used in hair care) · ru щётка для воло́с (a brush used in hair care) · tr saç fırçası (a brush used in hair care) · nn hårbørste (a brush used in hair care) · ar فُرْشَة شَعْر (a brush used in hair care) · hu hajkefe (a brush used in hair care) · it spazzola (a brush used in hair care) · ru расчёска (a brush used in hair care)

hairbrush en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From hair + brush.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To spank with a hairbrush.
   • Bad feeding, adolescence—always a dangerous period for the male—and the brutality and bestiality in the dormitories made life a hell on earth. An apathy settled on me. I withered. I learned nothing; I did nothing. I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night. 1938, C. R. W. Nevinson, Paint and Prejudice, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, pages 11–12:
   • Do you know what it’s like, Brannan, to be flogged and hairbrushed, kicked and cursed every day of your school life? I’m treated worse than a dog and nobody gives a damn—least of all the masters. 2014, Dominic Luke, Nothing Undone Remained, London: Buried River Press, page 147:

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