Definition of Rasher

1. Noun. A commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America.

Exact synonyms: Sebastodes Miniatus, Vermillion Rockfish
Generic synonyms: Rockfish

Definition of Rasher

1. n. A thin slice of bacon.

Definition of Rasher

1. Adjective. (comparative of rash) ¹

2. Noun. A strip of bacon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rasher

1. a thin slice of meat [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rasher

1. 1. A thin slice of bacon. 2. A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus). Origin: In sense 1, probably fr. Rash, a, as being hastily cooked. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rasher

rasceta
rascetta
rascette
rascettes
raschel
raschels
rase
rased
raser
rasers
rases
rash
rash vest
rashed
rasher (current term)
rashers
rashes
rashest
rashful
rashguard
rashguards
rashie
rashies
rashing
rashlike
rashling
rashlings
rashly
rashness

Literary usage of Rasher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative English Dramas from Dryden to Sheridan by Frederick Tupper, James Waddell Tupper (1914)
"Drink hearty draughts of ale from plain brown bowls, And snatch the homely rasher from the coals: So you, retiring from much better cheer, For once, ..."

2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"He that eats nothing but a red herring to-day shrill ne'er be broiled for the devil's rasher ; a pilcher, ..."

3. Mrs. Rasher's Curtain Lectures by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor (1884)
"rasher "AT HOME. MRS. rasher! I'm proud and happy to welcome you. To what propitious circumstance am I indebted for the honor of this visit? ..."

4. History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First by Ben Douglass (1878)
"His neighbors were Oliver Day and family, Samuel Wilford, Cyrus Stouffer, and a Mr. Rine and rasher. The first Justice of the Peace was Andrew Lucky, ..."

5. Pleasant Pages for Young People, Or, Book of Home Education and Entertainment by Samuel Prout Newcomb (1853)
"THE rasher OF BACON. P. But I am afraid that my bacon will soon be ... W. Then so does the rasher of bacon. So take off the cover, Lucy, and let us get the ..."

6. From the Front; Trench Poetry edited by Clarence Edward Andrews (1918)
"THE RATION rasher "There always seems to be someone cooking bacon in the trenches."—Extract from an Officer's letter. A peculiar stench is the smell of the ..."

7. From the Front; Trench Poetry by Clarence Edward Andrews (1918)
"THE RATION rasher "There always seems to be someone cooking bacon in the trenches."—Extract from an Officer's letter. A peculiar stench is the smell of the ..."

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