back comb
1 of 2noun
: an ornamental comb with a wide top and a few long teeth worn high at the back of the head
back-comb
2 of 2transitive verb
: ruff entry 3 sense 3
broadly : to comb (hair) in a direction opposite to the one in which it lies naturally
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1835, in the meaning defined above
Transitive Verb
1955, in the meaning defined above