LATHER

n. v.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

2.
n.

Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

3.
v.

To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.

4.
v.

To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.

5.
v.

To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]