What is to cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof called?
shingle — To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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