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lasher

noun
/ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From lash + -er; see lash (“slack”).

  1. inherited from *laskô✻
  2. inherited from lashe
  3. suffixed as lasher — “lash + er”

Definitions

  1. One who whips or lashes.

  2. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

  3. A weir in a river.

    • There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher
    • They paddled on in silence till they came to the lasher. Together they hauled the punt over the rollers ... Through the network of branches moonlight drifted, making ... water, rushing foam-streaked from the lasher, eerie and fantastic.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA