straight razor
a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
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Bassam shouts, just as Jamal slices into the screaming lackey's fingers with a straight razor.
Generic and Superficial ‘Tyrant’ Amerisplains the Middle East | Andrew Romano | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor.
To you, it looks like a straight razor while, to Sacks, it resembles a shoe.
See? | Edward G. RoblesWhen you offered me that straight razor, I thought you'd gone off your nut.
See? | Edward G. Robles
British Dictionary definitions for straight razor
another name for cut-throat (def. 2)
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