barbering

English

Etymology

From barber +‎ -ing.

Noun

barbering (uncountable)

  1. 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.
  2. (informal) The practice among pets of overgrooming each other, leaving bald patches.

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Danish

Noun

barbering c (singular definite barberingen, plural indefinite barberinger)

  1. shave

Inflection

Declension of barbering
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barbering barberingen barberinger barberingerne
genitive barberings barberingens barberingers barberingernes
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