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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1675-1679
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Lasch(e, n. Also: lash(e. [ME. lasch, lassh (14th c.).] A lash, a stroke with a whip, also, a whip; and in fig. contexts. — 1513 Doug. v. iii. 82.
With mony lasch [v. r. lasche] and dusch The cartaris smate thar horssis —fig. ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. II. 44.
Being subject to the episcopall lashe ?c1675 Ib. III. 201.
Such as wer in his way … they must beare him a lashe 1679 J. Welsh Alarm to Impenitent (1710) 14.
He will give them a lash, and they will screigh and cry
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