shaving horse
nounCarpentry.
a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
Origin of shaving horse
1An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Words Nearby shaving horse
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How to use shaving horse in a sentence
It looks like they had everything a working here but my old shaving horse.
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