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shaving horse

noun

, Carpentry.
  1. a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaving horse1

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

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Example Sentences

It looks like they had everything a working here but my old shaving horse.

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