RASH, a. 1. Hasty in council or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution, and thus encountering unnecessary hazard; applied to persons; as a rash statesman or minister; a rash commander.2. Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection; as rash words; rash measures.3. Requiring haste; urgent.I have scarce leisure to salute you, my matter is so rash.4. Quick; sudden; as rash gunpowder. [Not in use.]RASH, n. Corn so dry as to fall out with handling. [Local.] RASH, n. 1. Satin.2. An eruption or efflorescence on the body. RASH, v.t. To slice; to cut into pieces; to divide.
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