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Old May 15, 2010, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hermit View Post
"Razor" is from Middle English "rasour" from Anglo-French "rasur", and apparently came into use
in English sometime after the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Merriam Webster gives 14th century.
I couldn't get the date in Merriam, just Middle English.

Yes, for us rasurar(afeitar) = shave

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