"side-lever" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: side-levers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} side-lever (plural side-levers)
  1. (Australia, obsolete) Sideburn. Tags: Australia, obsolete
    Sense id: en-side-lever-en-noun-7iWEfDE5 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XIII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 212",
          "text": "Riding Misanthropy was test of manhood enough for Tim. What if the fellow cleaned his teeth and reamed his nails and wore side-lever whiskers?",
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