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safety razor

–noun
a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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ra·zor   (rā'zər)   
n.  
  1. A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts.

  2. A device for holding a razorblade, with guards to prevent cutting of the skin. Also called safety razor.

  3. An electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving.

tr.v.   ra·zored, ra·zor·ing, ra·zors
To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.

[Middle English rasor, from Old French, from raser, to scrape; see raze.]
safety razor  
n.  See razor.
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