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LATHER
lather
(noun) the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
soapsuds, suds, lather
(noun) the froth produced by soaps or detergents
lather
(noun) a workman who puts up laths
fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
(noun) agitation resulting from active worry; “don’t get in a stew”; “he’s in a sweat about exams”
soap, lather
(verb) rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
lather
(verb) exude sweat or lather; “this unfit horse lathers easily”
lather
(verb) form a lather; “The shaving cream lathered”
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lather (countable and uncountable, plural lathers)
(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
(countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
(countable) A state of agitation.
Etymology 2
Verb
lather (third-person singular simple present lathers, present participle lathering, simple past and past participle lathered)
(transitive) To cover with lather.
(transitive) To beat or whip.
(intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
Anagrams
• Hartel, Hartle, Thrale, halter, rathel, thaler
Source: Wiktionary
Lath"er, n. Etym: [AS. leáedhor niter, in leáedhorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lau; perh. akin to E. lye.]
1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
Lath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering.] Etym: [AS. leedhrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ]
Definition: To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
Lath"er, v. i.
Definition: To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
Lath"er, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Leather.]
Definition: To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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