Ra″zor (rā″zẽr), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See Raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.] 1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head. “Take thee a barber's razor.” Ezek. v. 1.
2. (Zoöl.) A tusk of a wild boar.
Razor fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphæna novacula), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell. — Razor grass(Bot.), a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. — Razor grinder(Zoöl.), the European goat-sucker. — Razor shell(Zoöl.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen, orEnsatella, ensis, andAmericana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also razor clam, razor fish, knife handle. — Razor stone. Same as Novaculite. — Razor strap, orRazor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.