“fine-tooth”

The following 2 entries include the term fine-tooth.

fine-tooth comb

noun

: a comb with close-set teeth used especially for clearing parasites or foreign matter from the hair

go over/through (something) with a fine-tooth comb

idiom

: to examine something very closely

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