What does the word shaving mean?

Usage examples for shaving

  1. " Always a shilling for going up and shaving him, Mr Brime. – King of the Castle by George Manville Fenn
  2. It was lying there just as you see it when the servant brought up his tea and his shaving- water the next morning, and found the room empty and the bed undisturbed. – Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Thomas W. Hanshew