little shaver

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little shaver

A term of endearment for a baby, toddler, or young child. I remember when you used to come to these games as a little shaver with your dad. Hey Bill! How's fatherhood treating you? Is the little shaver keeping you up at night?
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little shaver

Rur. a child; a baby. I think the little shaver needs her diaper changed. Tom thinks his grandson is the cutest little shaver there ever was.
See also: little
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"Yes, my youngster; so that in that country you'd be toddling after your mammy yet, and that old chap yonder, who looks about fifty, would only be a little shaver of four and a half."
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And I, a little shaver of seven, my heart in my mouth, my trembling body strung tense as a deer's on the verge of flight, peered wonderingly in at the open door and learned more of the strangeness of men.
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I like a bed and a minibar and a little shaver point.
THE MILD ONES
When he was a little shaver, my wife's youngest brother accidentally fell atop a cow while "tightrope walking" the top rail around the corral.
In praise of cattle: how different the world would be without cows heading home to the barn
He became the family go-for when he was a "little shaver," says Ed, remembering trips from his home on Whitcomb Street to the First National, managed by Clem "Shorty" Starosta, for a few bottles of Moxie.
Marine bond endures all; Time, distance no obstacle in mission of honor
The painting Little Shaver, 2005, stuck with me all year.
The artists' artists: to take stock of the past year, Artforum contacted an international group of artists to find out which exhibitions were, in their eyes, the very best of 2005
"It's a Little Shaver. Used it to take my first black bear in '71.
"Are You a Broadhead Collector?"
Lemon-parsley butter (see "Just a Little Shaver," page 218)
Weekend chicken
On page 42 is an ad for Little Shaver Broadheads, heads that made use of actual razor blades inserted into slots.
The State of Bowhunting Equipment
It is always a marvel to watch it transform during Advent--a sacred holiday symbol of little shavers, dreams and prayers sprouting like the rod of Jesse, the growth so real you can measure it with a ruler, which I always do.
The important thing is to keep planting and not give up
Road run: Mustaches will be the order of the day when Willamalane holds its Must-Dash 1K and Little Shavers Fun Run on Feb.
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While this 1942 ad uses a somewhat stale, euphemistic route ("little shavers") to connect the brand with the artwork, there's no denying the positive cultural associations of a young man learning to deal with his whiskers.
All in a Lather: shaving isn't just something that nearly 90 percent of men do; it's a ritual advertisers have equated with American moral purity
Family run: The Willamalane Park and Recreation District will be holding its inaugural Must-Dash 1K and Little Shavers Fun Run at 9 a.m.
COMMUNITY SPORTS
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