barber's itch

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1. 1

   Any of a number of sorts of rashes or skin eruptions in the area of the mustache or…

   Any of a number of sorts of rashes or skin eruptions in the area of the mustache or beard, caused by fungal or staphylococcal infections or by irritation from shaving.

   • "You can shave as close as you want an' no more close than you want. Barbers can't do that. Every once an' awhile they get my face sore. . . . We've ben boobs all these years, Bert, runnin' the chances of barber's itch."
   • Among the minor ills that bring discomforts to man, few are so persistent or so hard to treat as fungus infections—the cause of ringworm (including the stubborn ringworm of the nails), barber's itch, athlete's foot, and jockstrap itch.

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