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1barbershop
noun bar·ber·shop \ˈbär-bər-ˌshäp\
: a place where a barber works
Full Definition of BARBERSHOP
: a barber's place of business
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First Known Use of BARBERSHOP
1579
Rhymes with BARBERSHOP
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2barbershop
adjective
Definition of BARBERSHOP
: of a style of unaccompanied group singing of popular songs usually marked by highly conventionalized close harmony
Origin of BARBERSHOP
from the old custom of men in barbershops forming quartets for impromptu singing of sentimental songs
First Known Use: 1910
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