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dash⋅er

[dash-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that dashes.
2. a kind of plunger with paddles at one end, for stirring and mixing liquids or semisolids in a churn, ice-cream freezer, or the like.
3. a person of dashing appearance or manner.

Origin:
1780–90; dash 1 + -er 1
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dash·er   (dāsh'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that dashes, especially the plunger of an ice-cream freezer.

  2. Sports The ledge along the top of the boards of an ice rink.

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