dasher

[ dash-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that dashes. dash.
2. a kind of plunger with paddles at one end, for stirring and mixing liquids or semisolids in a churn, ice-cream freezer, or the like.
3. a person of dashing dash dashing appearance or manner.

dasher

/ ˈdæʃə /

noun

1. one that dashes
2. the ledge along the top of the boards of an ice hockey rink
3. the plunger in a churn, often with paddles attached

Word History and Origins

Origin of dasher¹

First recorded in 1780–90; dash ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Mother thinks a dash-churn, stand and flap the dasher straight up and down till your arms and legs give out, is the best kind.

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He was just lifting the dasher when his mother heard the kittens mewing and took them out.

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To make the mixture of uniform consistency, it is usually agitated by means of a dasher during the freezing process.

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Also, the texture of the finished product is not, as a rule, equal to that of the dessert made in a freezer turned with a dasher.

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How does the rate of speed in turning the dasher affect the freezing of a dessert?

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