plural of jack-knife barber

Alternative spelling of barbershop (“place of business of a barber”).

(archaic, idiomatic) A standing pole and two wash-balls, historically used outside barber's shops.

A round block on which wigs are made.

(historical) A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.

A paradox of self-reference, where, supposing that every man either shaves himself or is shaved by the barber, and the barber shaves all and only the men who do not shave themselves, then it is impossible to determine who shaves the barber.

plural of barber surgeon

Alternative form of barber's itch

(medicine) Any of a number of sorts of rashes or skin eruptions in the area of the mustache or beard, caused by fungal or staphylococcal infections or by irritation from shaving.

One of 105 counties in Kansas, United States. County seat: Medicine Lodge.