To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of
interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate
allows. [Cant, U.S.]
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Shave (?), v. i. To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely;
hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to
cheat.
Shave (?), n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See Shave, v. t.] 1.
A thin slice; a shaving. Wright.