Meanings
lasher1
plural lashers
- One who whips or lashes.
- A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.
Synonyms: lashing
lasher2
plural lashers
- UKA weir in a river.
There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher
1869, Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why1 more example
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.
1914, Coningsby Dawson, chapter 3, in The Raft
Lasher3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.
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lasher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lasher
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