barbering (uncountable)
The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
(informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.
• bebarring
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ber, n. Etym: [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb.]
Definition: One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. Barber's itch. See under Itch.
Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon ( old form barber chirurgeon), barber surgery, etc.
Bar"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.]
Definition: To shave and dress the beard or hair of. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 October 2024
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
