Definition of straight razor
: a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use
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Visitors can get a haircut and peruse displays of antique and vintage barber equipment, from chairs and striped poles to towel steamers and straight razors.
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The letters on the window outside the Rick Motta Barber Shop in downtown Naperville might be changing, but its namesake isn’t ready to hang up his straight razor and shears yet.
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Other artifacts discovered include two turkey trays, a men’s straight razor and a candlestick holder.
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In that story, the first locked-room mystery, two women are dead and only a bloody straight razor, two bags of gold coins and some tufts of hair are found in the room with their bodies.
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And one way to do that is to go old school and shave with a straight razor.
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First Known Use of straight razor
1917
STRAIGHT RAZOR Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of straight razor for English Language Learners
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: a razor that is enclosed in a case which forms a handle when the razor is pulled out for use
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