*asher*

n. 1. That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dashboard or splashboard. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who makes an ostentatious parade. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, washes dishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A European bird; the wagtail. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. an electrical appliance{ 4 } which washes tableware automatically by directing powerful streams of hot soapy water at the items from multiple jets. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) A European marine fish (Cottus bubalis), allied to the sculpin; -- called also lucky proach. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, flashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis). (b) The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also flusher. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An exhibitionist{ 1 }, especially a male, who briefly exposes his private parts in a public place. [ PJC ]

prop. n. A mountain in Kashmir, 26, 470 feet high. [ proper name ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. A person who enters into a party or other social event without an invitation, or into a theater or other public performance without a ticket. [ PJC ]

n. [ Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel. taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig. sense was perh., peddler's wares. ] 1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who whips or lashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also lashing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A weir in a river. [ Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A washer that is not completely smooth or flat, designed to prevent a nut from loosening, placed under the nut on a screw or bolt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A charmer of women. [ Slang ] London Punch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ In sense 1, probably fr. rash, a., as being hastily cooked. ] 1. A thin slice of bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From 1st Sash. ] A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Distinguished by their sasheries and insignia. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Textile Manuf.) A machine for applying size to warp yarns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, smashes or breaks things to pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything very large or extraordinary. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who passes counterfeit coin. [ Cant, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, splashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the guarde over the wheels, as of a carriage, locomotive, etc. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A guard to keep off splashes from anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, squashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sage thrasher. (Zool.) See under Sage. --
Thrasher whale (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ AS. wæscere. ] 1. One who, or that which, washes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Plumbing) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The common raccoon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) Same as Washerwoman, 2. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Washermen A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Washerwomen [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its beating the water with its tail while tripping along the leaves of water plants. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]