barber
1. noun
1
a thief who operates by stealth. Derives from the thief's ability to 'cut and trim' AUSTRALIA, 1938.
2
in pool, a close miss, usually made intentionally to avoid a scratch US, 1993
2. verb
1
to rob hotel rooms AUSTRALIA, 1950.
2
to talk; to gossip. Derives from a stereotypical barber's inconsequential but incessant chatter with a chair-bound customer US, 1938
Barber
noun► the Barberthe Greymouth wind coming across and off the Mawhera River
NEW ZEALAND, 1998