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The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is
given. |
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A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare. |
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A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the
culprit received thirty-nine lashes. |
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A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that
cuts or gives pain; a cut. |
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A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash. |
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In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting
simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. |
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To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or
with something like one. |
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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. |
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To throw out with a jerk or quickly. |
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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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