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• dandy brush
  dandy brush

  noun

  a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
• dandy-brush
  dandy-brush

  noun

  a stiff brush used for grooming a horse

dandy brush

American  

noun

1. a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.

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dandy-brush British  

noun

1. a stiff brush used for grooming a horse

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Etymology

Origin of dandy brush

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Inside the barn, we shed our ponchos and, armed with a curry comb and a dandy brush, each took a horse, Cinders for me, a roan named Clover, in the next stall, for Miss Maggie.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

They loved the grooming, but sometimes they were a little shy of the dandy brush when we came close to tender spots.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Nothing but the sound of the horses shifting as we worked, Miss Maggie sneezing at the dust stirred up by the dandy brush.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Link, following the example of those around him, took from his pocket the molting dandy brush and set to work once more on Chum's coat.

From His Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

A series of discomfiting baths and repeated currying with the dandy brush had made Chum's grand coat stand out in shimmering fluffiness.

From His Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson