rasher

¹

[ rash-er ]

noun

1. a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
2. a portion or serving of bacon, usually three or four slices.

rasher

²

[ rash-er ]

noun

1. vermilion rockfish.

rasher

/ ˈræʃə /

noun

1. a thin slice of bacon or ham

Word History and Origins

Origin of rasher¹

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Origin of rasher²

1875–80, Americanism; perhaps < Spanish rascacio; rascasse

Word History and Origins

Origin of rasher¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He was in the middle of his rasher when a shadow fell across his plate.

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And there by your own account you met a lady, with your neck streaked like a ham-rasher, and me not by—thank goodness!

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At once his eye fell upon Ben Cooper, seated at a table, with a rasher of bacon and a dish of eggs before him.

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She watched him as he bought half an ounce of tea, a rasher of bacon, one egg, and half a pound of sugar.

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But now the papers bring hus news as spiles yer mornin' rasher.

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