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shaving horse

American

noun

Carpentry.

a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.

Etymology

Origin of shaving horse

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

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shaving horse

It looks like they had everything a working here but my old shaving horse.

From The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs by Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan)

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