crew cut

noun
a haircut in which the hair is very closely cropped.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism

crew-cut, crew·cut, adjective
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crew cut
 
n
a closely cropped haircut for men, originating in the US
 
[C20: from the style of haircut worn by the boat crews at Harvard and Yale Universities]

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Idioms & Phrases

crew cut

A closely cropped haircut, usually for a male, as in The boys all think crew cuts are cooler in summer. This term presumably originated in the navy (crew referring to a ship's crew), where such a haircut was mandatory. [c. 1940]

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Example sentences
As the crew cut through the bridle, condensate dropped into the electric motor,
  resulting in a flash fire.
He was tall, with a crew cut, and his voice was raspy from years of inhaling
  smoke from fires and cigarettes.
One summer and fall his crew cut cedar posts and railroad ties before the big
  woods operations opened.
Then he parks the skidder, and he and his crew cut trees with their chainsaws
  for the rest of the day.
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