Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1875-1953
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HASHER, n.
1. An implement used to slice up turnips for fodder (Abd. 1884; I. and ne.Sc., Ags., Fif. 1956).Abd. 1921 T. L. Morrison Murmurings frae Ury 22:
Hashers till cut up the neeps.Abd. 1953 Fraserburgh Herald (26 May):
Turnip Hasher, Turnip Barrow.
2. In pl.: straps worn round the knee by ploughmen.Rs. 1940 Scotsman (1 May):
"Hashers" were bought in saddlers' shops in the towns, and were of great assistance to horsemen, especially when harrowing. The use of string is a poor make-shift for the flannel-lined "hasher."
3. A careless, hustling person; a workman capable of getting through a good deal of work quickly in a rough and ready fashion (ne. and em.Sc.(a), m.Lth., Ayr., Kcb. 1956).Lnk. 1875 T. Stewart Doric Rhyme 197:
Oor Bobie's a basher, a bully, a smasher, Ye ar'na a hasher like him, an' them a'.Edb. 1952 Scotsman (18 Feb.):
The younger men, many of them known as "hashers" in the [mason] trade, and employed on bonusable work.
