"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. (informal, derogatory) An unlicensed performer of abortions; a backstreet abortionist. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-jack-knife_barber-en-noun-3kR3Dpm8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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