Meaning of Razor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
3. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
4. The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
5. A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

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Examples

“These are fellows who shun the three-, four- and five-blade contraptions and canned goops for an older mode of shaving that they insist remains the ideal: a straight razor or a safety razor with a double-edged blade, and a fine English cream lathered and applied with a badger-hair brush.”

“The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.”

“Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor”

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