lasher

noun — 3 senses

lasher

noun

/ˈlæʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology From lash + -er.

1

One who whips or lashes.

2

A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

Synonyms: lashing
Derived terms: father lasher

lasher

noun

Etymology From lash + -er; see lash (“slack”).

1

UK A weir in a river.

There is Basildon - and Hurley - and Pangbourne, with its roaring lasher1869, Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why:
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:

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