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noun
Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, often
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noun
A shaver, stripling, young man physically mature enough to shave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From shave + -ling.
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