rasher
/ˈɹæʃə(ɹ)/
rasher is the comparative form of rash.
Noun
rasher (plural rashers)
- A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.
- He was a man who made his tent comfortable wherever he pitched it, and long before Altamont’s arrival, had done justice to a copious breakfast of fried eggs and broiled rashers, which Mr. Grady had prepared secundum artem.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 44, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- He received us in his quietly genial fashion, ordered fresh rashers and eggs, and joined us in a hearty meal.1892, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Wikisource
- A strip, a piece (of something, such as ham, bacon, etc).
- Now another layer of forcemeat, then rashers of ham, then forcemeat. Cover the surface with three rashers of fat bacon and a bayleaf; cover with paste, and bake for two hours in a moderate oven, covering the top with a piece of[…]1874, John Charles Buckmaster, Buckmaster's Cookery: Being an Abridgment of Some of the Lectures Delivered in the Cookery School at the International Exhibition for 1873 and 1874 : Together with a...
- “A pound of tea at one-and-three, / And a pot of raspberry jam, Two new-laid eggs, a dozen pegs, / And a pound of rashers of ham.”1896, Henry Davenport Northrop, Joseph R. Gay, Irvine Garland Penn, The College of Life Or Practical Self: A Manual of Self-improvement for the Colored Race ... Giving Examples and Achievements of...
Meaning of rash
Adjective
rash (comparative rasher, superlative rashest)
- Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
- rash words spoken in the heat of debate
- Synonyms:
- foolhardy, heady, impulsive, precipitate, daring, devil-may-care, headstrong, heedless, impetuous, imprudent
- Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.
- Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.
- My Lord, I ſcarce haue leiſure to ſalute you, / My matter is ſo raſh: […]c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Taking effect quickly and strongly; fast-acting.
- [T]he vnited veſſel of their bloud, / […] / Shall neuer leake, though it doe vvorke as ſtrong, / As Aconitum, or raſh gunpovvder.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600...
Verb
rasher (third-person singular simple present rashers, present participle rashering, simple past and past participle rashered)
- To cut into rashers.
- Most of the bacon sold is rashered or prepared as boiling joints in the retail shop, but recently there have been experiments in central arrangements for rashering bacon and its subsequent distribution pre-packed.1956, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by command, volume 26, page 26
Synonyms of rasher
Forms of rasher
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rashers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rashers |
| present participle | rashering |
| past participle | rashered |
| past | rashered |
Origin of rasher
From rash + -er.
Unknown origin. Said to be an alteration of rasure.
Words that rhyme with rasher
Questions about rasher
- What does rasher mean?
- Rasher means a strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.
- What is rasher the comparative form of?
- Rasher is the comparative form of rash.
- What part of speech is rasher?
- Rasher can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rasher?
- Rasher is pronounced /ˈɹæʃə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of rasher?
- The plural of rasher is rashers.
Words near rasher in the dictionary
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