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Definition of Lather
1. Verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod. "They want to lather the prisoners "; "The children were severely trounced"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Up, Work Over
Specialized synonyms: Flagellate, Scourge, Leather, Horsewhip, Switch, Cowhide, Cat, Birch
Derivative terms: Flogging, Lash, Lash, Strap, Trouncing, Welt, Whip, Whip, Whipper, Whipping
2. Noun. The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
Specialized synonyms: Shaving Cream, Shaving Soap
Generic synonyms: Foam, Froth
Derivative terms: Lathery, Suds, Suds
3. Verb. Form a lather. "The shaving cream lathered"
4. Noun. Agitation resulting from active worry. "He's in a sweat about exams"
5. Verb. Exude sweat or lather. "This unfit horse lathers easily"
6. Noun. A workman who puts up laths.
7. Verb. Rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning. "Did he lather his foot? "
8. Noun. The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse).
Definition of Lather
1. n. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
2. v. t. To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
3. v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
4. v. t. To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.
Definition of Lather
1. Noun. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. ¹
2. Noun. A state of agitation. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To cover with lather. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To beat or to whip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lather
1. to cover with lather (a light foam) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lather
Literary usage of Lather
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1856)
"Of the aa-maí coal and pousa, equal paru may be takea, except wal from lather,
which requires a few parts more potash per ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"Jfr. lather 8. Dixon, for plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for defendant
in error. Mr. Justice Harían delivered the opinion of the court: By an Act ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... a graphic account written the morning after the battle to his lather by the
general, a dutiful son as well as a good correspondent throughout the war. ..."
4. Collections by CT Historical Society (1908)
"... Chosen for lather Sealers for the Insuing year James Cromey Rob* M' Nell Chose
for Hogg Rives for the Insuing year John M*Kert- ney Alex* Nickolls Rob* ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"lather. The additional In ШЯ the old jealousy of the llo- But the great struggle
for religious and civil freedom was now at hand. À new element was mingled ..."
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