comb back

American  

noun

1. a Windsor chair back in which the vertical spindles are surmounted by a broad, carved crest rail resembling a comb.

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Etymology

Origin of comb back

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The trial is expected to take at least a year, given the complexity of the charges and need to comb back through transactions in detail,.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Ausubel alternates chapters about the kids’ adventures and the parents’ quixotic journeys with those that comb back through Fern and Edgar’s childhoods, courtship, and marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2016

In 1974, when Kennedy considered running for President, half a dozen publications set up investigative task forces to comb back over the case.

From Time Magazine Archive

I turned around, and she put the comb back in my hair.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

Sitting up I yawned and tried to comb back my matted hair with my fingers.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin