"jack-knife barber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jack-knife barbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jack-knife barber (plural jack-knife barbers)
  1. An unlicensed performer of abortions; backstreet abortionist
    Sense id: en-jack-knife_barber-en-noun-QFGm4Gs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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