plasher

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plasher (plural plashers)

  1. Synonym of plash (bent branch)
    • 1860, S. G. Finney, Hints to Landlords, Tenants, and Labourers, page 33:
      In cutting coppices the usual plan is to leave what is termed plashers where the underwoods are thin and require new wood; a far better plan is to plant young stuff, which is not only cheaper but makes much better underwoods.
    • 1979, Ron Wilson, The Hedgerow Book, page 195:
      The bent-over branches, known as plashers, are interwoven round the uprights, []

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