straight razor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of straight razor
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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Morikawa and his wife clipped beet sprouts with a straight razor, peeled carrots and stepped into the freezer trailer to finish packing the boxed meals.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
After taking out a straight razor, he turns on the radio to K-Billy Super Sounds of the '70s.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2022
Marines in his tan, leather swivel chair at the Esquire Barber Shop for the “high and tight”: faded on the back and sides, short on the top and finished off with a straight razor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
When Tomaz takes out a straight razor to shave, the moment sets off Chekhovian-Hitchcockian alarms in one wittily economic image.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
When she goes to pick up a straight razor, Richard gasps.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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