Lashwise

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a whiplash. nonce-word, not-comparable

    "“Come, Yankee,” here swore the incensed private; “cease this, or I’ll darn your old fawn-skins for ye with the flat of this sword;” for a specimen, laying it lashwise, but not heavily, across the captive’s back."

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"“Come, Yankee,” here swore the incensed private; “cease this, or I’ll darn your old fawn-skins for ye with the flat of this sword;” for a specimen, laying it lashwise, but not heavily, across the captive’s back."

Etymology

From lash + -wise.

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