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Shaving vs Barbering - What's the difference?

shaving | barbering |

As nouns the difference between shaving and barbering

is that shaving is a thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material while barbering is the trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.

As a verb shaving

is present participle of lang=en.

shaving

English

(wikipedia shaving)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * shaving bump

    barbering

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The trade of and practice of shaving and cutting hair.
    • The trades of barbering and surgery have long been linked, as evidenced by the barber's red and white striped pole.
    After several days in the bush, he had grown lax with his barbering and needed a good shave before he was presentable again.
  • (informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.
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