noun
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one that dashes
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the ledge along the top of the boards of an ice hockey rink
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the plunger in a churn, often with paddles attached
Etymology
Origin of dasher
Example Sentences
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The dasher that churns the ice cream should make smooth contact with the sides of the canister to ensure even freezing.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020
Built in 1975, the structure was originally no more than a pitched metal roof with chain-link fencing along the sides and above the dasher boards and a cinder-block nook for the ice resurfacer.
From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2020
Again, Khramtsov provided the scoring; she stole the puck from Visitation off the dasher boards and rifled in a wrist shot.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2019
Churning butter with old-fashioned dasher churn, East Aurora, N.Y.,
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2012
It was one of those kind with a small hole in the lid for the dasher.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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