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Exactly. I think the more usual french term for it is 'rasoir' - but even the french had other names for a straight razor, amongst which is "cabbage-cutter" -

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I agree, the english version has been 'open-razor' for a very long time, probably a contraction of 'opening' razor. 'Straight' is, in my opinion, a more american term, probably not as old as the...

I believe it is a case of a word having to be invented in order to specify just what we are talking about. In other words, a 'retronym' - a word which has only come about after the meaning of the...