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shaving horse

shav·ing horse
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shey-ving hawrs]
    • /ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ hɔrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shey-ving hawrs]
    • /ˈʃeɪ vɪŋ hɔrs/

Definition of shaving horse words

  • noun shaving horse a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved. 1

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Origin of shaving horse

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Shaving horse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shaving horse popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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