| Lash (lash) |
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| n. | (l sh) |
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| Lash |
| [OE.
lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G.
lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe,
laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel.
laski gusset, flap, laska to break.] |
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is
given.
A leash in which an animal is caught or
held; hence, a snare.
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant
and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine
lashes.
A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an
expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
A hair growing from the edge of the
eyelid; an eyelash.
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for
lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
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| Lash (lash) |
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| v. t. | (lsh) |
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| Lash |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Lashed (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Lashng.] |
To strike with a
lash] to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like
one.
To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a
lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a
whale lashes the sea with his tail.
To throw out with a jerk or
quickly.
To scold; to berate; to satirize; to
censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
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To ply the whip; to
strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
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To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or
chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to
lash a pack on a horse's back.
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