Meaning
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”). More at rat. By surface analysis, raze + -or. Displaced the native Old English sċierseax (literally “shaving knife”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: