clashern.
/ˈklaʃə/, U.S. /ˈklæʃər/ 1. One who or that which clashes or collides.
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the world > movement > impact > [noun] > forcible, heavy, or violent > collision > one who or that which
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1606 J. Reynolds Dolarnys Primerose (1880) 118 There might be heard, the hideous lumbring swasher, Vnequally consorting with the clasher.
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 4 The flat circular shields..from their sonorous quality..were called tarians or clashers.
1839 T. Hood Lament Toby in Hood's Own 540 For sorrow I could stick myself, But conscience is a clasher.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > others
coriunc1275
symphonyc1290
symphan1303
minstrelsyc1390
bougounc1400
clokarde?c1475
dulsacordisa1525
symphioun1578
sumphion?1590
clasher1621
orphion1658
polyphone1684
roundball1688
phonomime1834
orchestrion1838
sabbeka1844
bullroarer1848
creaker1855
melodikon1857
symphonia1864
organophone1880
magnetophone1883
Kaffir piano1897
jazzophone1926
mouth bow1932
wobbleboard1960
singing bowl1980
1621 J. Lane Tritons Trumpet in Contin. Squire's Tale (1887) Introd. 6 Bandoraes, orpharions, statelie grave, otherboes, classhers, sweetest of the thrave, and everie instrument of melodie.
3. Scottish. A tale-bearer, a mischievous gossip.
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1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 114 As tales are never held for fact That clashers tell.
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