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noun
Alternative form of barber chair (when used attributively).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To split vertically upward from the partial cut and fall or kick outward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, Western
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verb
To split (a tree) in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, Western, transitive
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History
From the resemblance of a tree split in this way to a barber chair.
