dasher

American  

[dash-er] / ˈdæʃ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that dashes.

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 appearance or manner.

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dasher British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of dasher

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

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Example Sentences

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dasher

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

Every move he made was as sure as Daniel Boone’s musket, and as smooth as the dasher in Mama’s old churn.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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