Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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LASH (1)
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A blow.
Use:
I gave him a lash in the
kisser
.
I struck him in the face.
Derivation:
Irish 'Lais' - a lash.
(Dinneen)
"Béarlagar na saer - lash a hand".
(MacAlister)
'Lash' - strike violently. Possibly Low German origin.
(Concise Oxford Dictionary)
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