shaver

A cunning shaver; a subtle fellow, one who trims close, an acute cheat. A young shaver; a boy. SEA TERM.

← sharper × shavings →

Shaver
·noun A tool or machine for shaving. II. Shaver ·noun A boy; a lad; a little fellow. III. Shaver ·...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
shaver
1) One that is close in bargains, or a sharp dealer.--Webster. To shave, is to cut off a portion of...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
cunning shaver
A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose