See Also: lash(1)(dictionary)
lash(4)(dictionary)
lash(medicine)
LASH(dictionary)
lash(3)(dictionary)
lash(2)(dictionary)
lash 1, verb(dictionary)
Lash - Sailing(gambling)
Lash, Abraham Fae(medicine)
Lash's operation(medicine)

lash(2) (iou)



lash noun1. ME.
[from LASH verb1. Cf. LASH noun2.]
A stroke with a thong, whip, etc. Formerly also, a sudden or violent blow, a sweeping stroke. ME.
The flexible part of a whip. LME.
b. The punishment of flogging. M16.
c. A whip, a scourge. Chiefly poet. & rhet. M17.
An eyelash. Usu. in pl. L18.
Dickens Long dark lashes..concealed his downcast eyes.
Phrases: have a lash (at) Austral. & NZ make an attempt (at), have a go (at).
Comb.: lash rope N. Amer. a rope for lashing a pack or load on a horse or vehicle.
lashed adjective having eyelashes, usu. of a specified kind L18.
lashless adjective having no eyelashes E19.