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1. Someone whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards.
2. Performing the services of a barber; such as, cutting hair and/or beard of individuals.
3. Originally, barbers were also regular practitioners of surgery and dentistry and were often called barber-surgeons; however, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
2. Performing the services of a barber; such as, cutting hair and/or beard of individuals.
3. Originally, barbers were also regular practitioners of surgery and dentistry and were often called barber-surgeons; however, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
A history page about barbers and barber poles.
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barba-, barb-, barbat-
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barbers
A babble of barbers.
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Venereal Terms: Names of Groups
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(a short history about the profession of barbers)