SHAVELING
Shave"ling, n.
Defn: A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; — used in
contempt.
I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my back. Sir W.
Scott.
SHAVER
Shav"er, n.
1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. Swift.
3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer. By these shavers the Turks were stripped. Knolles.
4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky little shavers." Salmagundi. As I have mentioned at the door to this young shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king. Dickens.
5. (Mech.)
Defn: A tool or machine for shaving. A note shaver, a person who buys notes at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]
SHAVING
Shav"ing, n.