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rasher

noun rash·er \ˈra-shər\

: a thin piece of bacon or ham

Full Definition of RASHER

:  a thin slice of bacon or ham broiled or fried; also :  a portion consisting of several such slices
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Origin of RASHER

perhaps from obsolete rash to cut, from Middle English rashen
First Known Use: 1591

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with RASHER

Asher, basher, clasher, crasher, dasher, flasher, lasher, masher, slasher, smasher, splasher, thrasher

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  1. rasher
  2. rash
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