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n. The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.

n. The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.

n. In ceramics, the process of shaving or grinding the jagged edges of a fracture or the chipped tops of vessels to render them smooth and even. Chinese porcelain is cut in this manner on the jade-cutter's lathe.

"One of the tricks to barbering is to get somewhere and stay."

barbered    barbering    barbers   

neaten    groom    composer    hairdresser    styler    stylist    hairstylist   

barber's pole    barber's basin    barber's itch   

barbered    barbering    barber's pole    barber pole    barber shop   

hair-dresser    hairdresser    hair-stylist    hairstylist   

arbor    arbour    barbre    harbor    harbour   

tailor    baker    carpenter    shoemaker    mason    butcher    tradesman    gardener    grocer    apothecary