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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A heavy fall of rain. Northern-England, Scotland

   "For quotations using this term, see Citations:blash."

Verb

1. 1
   To pour heavily. Northern-England, Scotland

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms

clash

Example

More examples

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:blash."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unclear. Perhaps ultimately imitative; compare plash, pash (“heavy rain”), dialectal clash (“heavy rain”).

Etymology 2

Altered spelling of German Blasch.

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