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A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a swaggerer. Milton.

One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms. Shak.

Swaggering; hectoring. "A swashing and martial outside." Shak.

Same as 4th Swash, 2.

Soft, like fruit that is too ripe; quashy; swash. [Prov. Eng.]

One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.

A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.

Bad small beer; also, the refuse or dregs of liquor. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] The taplash of strong ale and wine. Taylor (1630).

he straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw. The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer.

An instrument to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.

a. & n. from Thrash, v. Thrashing floor, Threshing-floor, or Threshing floor, a floor or area on which grain is beaten out. -- Thrashing machine, a machine for separating grain from the straw.

That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak. A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. Landor.

In a trashy manner.

The quality or state of being trashy.

Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.

Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless. Shak.

To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.

To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.

Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.