verb
Meaning 1
To get a haircut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, humorous, idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
have one's ears lowered
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History
Etymology
Hair cuts change the relative position of the end of a person's hair and the person's ears and the term is based on the humorous supposition that the same effect could have been achieved by moving the ears lower down the person's face.