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rasher

[ rash-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

rasher

[ rash-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

rasher

/ ˈræʃə /

Origin of rasher¹

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Origin of rasher²

1875–80, Americanism; perhaps < Spanish rascacio; rascasse

Origin of rasher¹

C16: of unknown origin

He was in the middle of his rasher when a shadow fell across his plate.

And there by your own account you met a lady, with your neck streaked like a ham-rasher, and me not by—thank goodness!

At once his eye fell upon Ben Cooper, seated at a table, with a rasher of bacon and a dish of eggs before him.

She watched him as he bought half an ounce of tea, a rasher of bacon, one egg, and half a pound of sugar.

But now the papers bring hus news as spiles yer mornin' rasher.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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