plural dashers
1
: a dashing person
2
: one that dashes
3
: a device having blades for agitating a liquid or semisolid
4
ice hockey
: the low wall enclosing a hockey rink : board entry 1 sense 5
specifically
: the ledge at the top of the boards
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Before the law’s passage, dashers were paid by the job.
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William Mersey, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
The current dasher boards are over 27 years old and have exceeded their 20-year life expectancy.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The blue dasher dragonflies were most likely not migrating, according to David W. Gregg, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
So cat custodians contemplating this sort of outdoor adventure should be aware of the risk of creating a door dasher.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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William Mersey, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
The current dasher boards are over 27 years old and have exceeded their 20-year life expectancy.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The blue dasher dragonflies were most likely not migrating, according to David W. Gregg, executive director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
So cat custodians contemplating this sort of outdoor adventure should be aware of the risk of creating a door dasher.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Dasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dasher. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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