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straight razor

noun

  1. a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.


straight razor

noun

  1. another name for cut-throat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of straight razor1

First recorded in 1715–25
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Morikawa and his wife clipped beet sprouts with a straight razor, peeled carrots and stepped into the freezer trailer to finish packing the boxed meals.

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Mr. Innocent also was charged with weapons offenses after police said they recovered a knife, a box cutter and a straight razor from the crime scene.

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These basic tools work just like a straight razor.

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As for the Logan siblings, Kendall likens his latest showdown with his father to “a tightrope walk on a straight razor ... Five-hundred-foot reputational drop.”

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Authorities said it was not clear why the weapon, which federal prosecutors said was a wood-handled straight razor, was missed during security screening.

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