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fine-toothed comb definition

☆ fine·-toothed· comb (fīn′to̵̅o̅t̸ht′)

a comb with fine, closely set teeth
also fine-tooth comb (-to̵̅o̅t̸h′)
fine-toothed comb Idioms

go over with a fine-toothed comb

to examine very carefully and thoroughly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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