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See Flasher, 3 (b). [Prov. Eng.]

The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone. Fear no more the lightning flash, Nor the all-dreaded thunderstone. Shak.

Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.] Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with internal oracles. Locke.

A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.

A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids.

e used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.

To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate. These stars not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures. Sir I. Newton. The western sky twinkled with stars. Sir W. Scott.

A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.

A place for keeping flash, in a river.

To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.

A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.

The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.

To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]