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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Groom \Groom\, n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS guma man. See {Bridegroom}.] 1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. --Spenser. 2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole. 3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. --Dryden. {Groom porter}, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr & vb n. {Grooming}.] To tend or care for or to curry or clean, as a, horse. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: groom n 1: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: {bridegroom}] 2: someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {hostler}, {ostler}] 3: a man who has recently been married [syn: {bridegroom}] v 1: prepare for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor" [syn: {prepare}, {train}] 2: of dogs and horses [syn: {dress}, {curry}] 3: care for the external appearance [syn: {neaten}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Groom, TX (city, FIPS 31292) Location: 35.20408 N, 101.10600 W Population (1990): 613 (297 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79039
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