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LATHERED
Verb
lathered
simple past tense and past participle of lather
Anagrams
• haltered
Source: Wiktionary
LATHER
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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