Standard Lemma guide

blash

name · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A heavy fall of rain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:blash.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To pour heavily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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History

Etymology

Altered spelling of German Blasch.

Unclear. Perhaps ultimately imitative; compare plash, pash (“heavy rain”), dialectal clash (“heavy rain”).