LASH

lash. Lash, n. a part of a whip, stroke, snare, gin

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Lash (lăsh), n. [[OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset, stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel. laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]] 1. 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. Addison. 2. 2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
3. 3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
4. 4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that to ourselves which succeeds well. L'Estrange. 5. 5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
6. 6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.