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<p><b>4.</b> <def>A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.</def>

<blockquote>The moral is a <b>lash</b> at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.</def>

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<hw>Lash</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lashed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lashng</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.</def>

<blockquote>We <b>lash</b> the pupil, and defraud the ward. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; <as>as, a whale <ex>lashes</ex> the sea with his tail</as>.</def>

<blockquote>And big waves <b>lash</b> the frighted shores. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To throw out with a jerk or quickly.</def>

<blockquote>He falls, and <b>lashing</b> up his heels, his rider throws. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; <as>as, to <ex>lash</ex> vice</as>.</def>

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<hw>Lash</hw><def>,. <tt>v. i.</tt> To ply the whip; to strike; to uttercensure or sarcastic language.</def>

<blockquote>To laugh at follies, or to <b>lash</b> at vice. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To lash out</col>, <cd>to strike out wildly or furiously.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Lash</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>lasschen</ets> to fasten together, <ets>lasch</ets> piece, joint, Sw. <ets>laska</ets> to stitch, Dan. <ets>laske</ets> stitch. See <er>Lash</er>, <tt>n.</tt> ]</ety> <def>To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; <as>as, to <ex>lash</ex> something to a spar; to <ex>lash</ex> a pack on a horse's back.</as></def>

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<hw>Lash"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who whips or lashes.</def>

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<hw>Lash"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; -- called also <altname>lashing</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A weir in a river.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

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<hw>Lash"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.</def>

<i>South.</i>

<cs><col>Lashing out</col>, <cd>a striking out; also, extravagance.</cd></cs>