"shaving horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shaving horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shaving horse (plural shaving horses)
  1. A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
    Sense id: en-shaving_horse-en-noun-jshhrXUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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