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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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
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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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