Barbers

Word BARBERS
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Definitions and meanings of "Barbers"

What do we mean by barbers?

A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards.

A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.

A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.

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The word "barbers" in example sentences

Among the Greeks, barbers’ news was a proverbial expression; and Horace, in one of his epistles, makes honourable mention of the Roman barbers in the same light. ❋ Unknown (1917)

Now I understand better that one simply should not place any trust in barbers! ❋ Unknown (1958)

While thus taking their ease, they often call their barbers, who tenderly grip and beat upon their arms and other parts of their bodies, instead of exercise, to stir the blood. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

Hazrat Jan, 30, terms the barbers 'unanimous decision to stop shaving men's beards following militants' threats as "unacceptable". ❋ Unknown (2007)

Next door to the barbers is the newspaper office, where a large and noisy printing press churns out the Newcastle Evening Chronicle in the late afternoon and the journal in the morning. ❋ Sting (2003)

While the tribal communities taught human beings essential skills, from distinguishing between edible and poisonous roots to designing hunting instruments, the barbers are the earliest protectors of health, and the leather workers the first scientists whose work the author says is "a fascinating process of converting something into something." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Next to ones docotr, couturier the optrican comes in close maybe just as close as ones hair stylist, the guys used to be called barbers or hairdressers, or as Grand mamam always says …, I'm off to the haute coiffure! ❋ Unknown (2009)

These ads promoted the sale of army rations, stoves, and services such as barbers and the latest theatrical production. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Most African American men worked in service sector jobs such as barbers, tubmen, and chimney sweeps which white society deemed "black work." ❋ Unknown (2006)

In the next room the naked herd were confronted by four 'barbers' armed with electric clippers and rubber gloves who proceeded to clip them smooth. ❋ Heinlein, Robert A. (1967)

Negro business providing services largely to the colored population, such as barbers, beauticians, manicurists employed 1,310 individuals or 0.4 per cent of the gainfully employed. ❋ John Rodman (1944)

The ice cream vendors drive a roaring trade in a concoction the basis of which is finely shaven ice, looking like half-frozen and very dirty slush, sweetened with sugar and flavored, according to the purchaser's taste from an array of metal-topped bottles such as barbers use for bay rum and hair oil. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Our own government was busily segregating races, making sure black and white passengers used different train cars and didn’t get haircuts in the same building (though the barbers could be the same) and trying in their infinite wisdom to decide if it should be illegal for a mob of folks to lynch someone. ❋ Deep_bluze (2005)

Along these streets there were a great many very curious shops, such as barbers 'shops, painters' shops, wine shops, and the like. ❋ Jacob Abbott (1841)

But as Theophrastus used to call the barbers’ shops wineless entertainments; so there is a kind of an uncouth wineless drunkenness always excited either by anger, malice, emulation, or clownishness in the souls of the unlearned. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And therefore Theophrastus jocularly called the barbers’ shops feasts without wine; because those that sit there usually prattle and discourse. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As far as the rest of the "barbers", it's time to look into English classes or self-education. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not only does RegalMag. com/Classifieds allow users to search for Black-owned business, such as barbers, beauticians, churches, lawyers and doctors, it also allows users to search for job openings that are aimed at Black applicants.

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