6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously
certain yarns, to form the figure.
Lash (lsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lashng.] 1.
To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with
something like one.
We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward.
Dryden.
2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat
upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea
with his tail.
And big waves lash the frighted shores.
Dryden.