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Barber chair

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An articulating chair used in barbershops and salons to facilitate hair-cutting and styling or face-shaving.
  2. 2
    a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers wordnet
  3. 3
    A tree which splits vertically while being felled, causing part of the tree to remain upright while the remainder of the tree falls.

    "One technique that can reduce the chance of creating a barber chair is to use a bore cut."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of barber-chair. alt-of, alternative

    "A severely leaning tree which is greater than 12 inches on the stump can "barber chair" by splitting prematurely during the felling cut so that the butt of the main tree trunk pivots upward toward the chainsaw user's head, if special felling techniques are not used."

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