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shavee en · NOUN

Etymology

From shave + -ee.

Meanings

1. (rare) A person who has their hair shaved off.
   • The barber was shaving some one in the next chair to me, and he asked his patient—barbers and surgeons were one and the same in days gone by, so I do not see why the shavee should not be called a patient. 1888, The Book Buyer, volume 5, page 61:
   • It must have been a serious affair for the last score of shavées. When the betting became loud, 6 to 4 on time, I am surprised the barber got his patients to sit. 1822, John Wilson, Noctes Ambrosianæ, volume 1, page 243:

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