Hairbrush

A hairbrush is a brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling human hair or a small pet's fur.

It is typically used on longer hair, while a comb is normally used on shorter hair. For grooming an equine, a curry-comb is used.

Like stroking or licking fur in nature, the gesture on another person (or a pet treated like one) is often perceived as a mark of affection and/or a bonding experience, which can have a soothing effect, e.g. a cat often starts purring.

Being conveniently shaped like a paddle, it is sometimes used as a spanking implement, especially in the United States, applying the hard backside (usually made of ebony or hardwood) to the often bared buttocks of the naughty child(but is popular in erotic spankings), generally at home over the lap or over a knee; similarly popular posterior discipline with an innocently looking object in the Commonwealth is a called slippering (also elsewhere, especially in schools).

As an implement for erotic spanking, a hairbrush is a pervertible.