† over-shaven.
U.S. Coopering. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A knife used for shaping the staves of a barrel.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > shaving or paring
shavec825
shave-hook1432
paring-iron1491
spokeshave1510
shaving-knife1530–1
shaver1558
parer1573
stock-shave1794
inshave1875
over-shave1875
travisher1929
scratch stock1934
society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives
bollock knifec1400
paring knife1415
spudc1440
pricking-knifec1500
shaving-knife1530–1
by-knifec1570
heading knife1574
stock knife1582
drawing knife1583
bung-knife1592
weeding knife1598
drawing knife1610
heading knife1615
draw knife1679
dressing knife1683
redishing knife1688
mocotaugan1716
skinning knife1767
paper knife1789
draw shave1824
leaf-cutter1828
piece-knife1833
nut-pick1851
relic knife1854
butch1859
straw-knife1862
sportsman's companion1863
ulu1864
skinner1872
hacker1875
over-shave1875
stripping-knife1875
Stanley knife1878
flat-back1888
gauge-knife1888
tine-knife1888
plough1899
band-knife1926
X-Acto1943
shank1953
box cutter1955
ratchet knife1966
ratchet1975
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1585/2 Over-shave, a jointer having a concave-edged bit, on which the backs of staves are dressed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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