What does grass-comber mean?
Grass-comber means A country fellow; a rustic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
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Grass-comber means A country fellow; a rustic..
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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.
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