Ash1, n.
n. [A-S. æsc, O. H. Ger. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, Ger. esche.]
- (Bot.) A genus of forest trees; Fraxinus. The common European ash is the F. excelsior.
- The wood of the ash-tree.
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Ash
Ash2, v. t.
To strow or sprinkle with ashes. Howell.