See Also: razor-back(dictionary)
razor(dictionary)
razor(medicine)
razor-backed(medicine)
Occam's razor(medicine)
cut-throat razor(dictionary)
Ockham's razor(encyclopedia)
razor wire(dictionary)
razor-sharp(dictionary)
razor-thin(dictionary)

razor-back (iou)



razor-back noun & adjective. E19.
[from RAZOR noun + BACK noun1.]
A. noun.
A fin-whale, a rorqual. E19.
A pig having a back formed into a high narrow ridge; esp. a member of a half-wild breed of hogs common in the southern US. M19.
b. A lean scraggy bullock or cow. Austral. & NZ slang. L20.
A back formed into a high ridge, esp. in cattle and horses. M19.
A steep-sided narrow ridge of land. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. L19.
A circus hand; esp. one who loads and unloads the wagons. US slang. E20.
b. adjective. Having a very sharp back or ridge. M19.
razor-backed adjective E19.