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Greyhound combs are called greyhound combs because they are used as grooming tools for greyhounds. Greyghound combs can be purchased online at their website.

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The Old Norse cognate for the word "greyhound" is "grighund", which is ultimately derived from the Old Norse "grig" meaning "bitch" and "hund" meaning "dog".

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