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barber college

American  

noun

  1. a school that trains barbers.


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The younger Angel played sax in the family band, went to barber college in Pasadena, apprenticed in Williams, then came home in 1950 to take over his father’s old shop along Route 66.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In 2016, Rivera and his correctional officer while in prison, Bobby Mattison, opened their first barber college, but it closed down last year amid the pandemic.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2021

“I must have thought it would be fun and not very hard, something like barber college — not to offend the barbers. They probably provide a more useful service.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

He is due to be released soon, and, having attained his GED, he plans to go to barber college.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2017

There was no question about it: partially, at least, it was a legitimate barber college, whatever other activities it might mask.

From Rebels of the Red Planet by Fontenay, Charles Louis

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