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semiotic	Why shave under the chin? (20)	Why shave under the chin?	26 Jul 10
In Paddy Doyle there is the line "We'll all shave under the chin" and in many early 19thC paintings of sailors they have what I believe is called a Chinstrap beard, clean shaven on the face but not the neck and under the chin. Does anyone have any knowledge of where the fashion came from and why/when a sailor would "shave under the chin"?

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