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The toothed tool used to untangle and arrange hair
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pin
small, thin peg
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Peine means comb and sounds like pin0, since a comb is just a row of little pins.
peine

comb
A handheld tool with a row of narrow teeth, used to pull tangles out of hair and put it in place.
Se pasó el peine antes de salirHe ran the comb through his hair before leaving
No encuentro mi peine de púas anchasI can't find my wide-tooth comb