verb. (old).—1. See quot. 1819.—GROSE (1823); BEE (1823).
1819. J. H. VAUX, Memoirs, I., 191, s.v. NASH, to go away from, or quit, any place or company; speaking of a person who is gone, they say, he is NASH’D, or MR. NASH is concerned.
2. (old).—To throw away: e.g., ‘NASH your leading-strings’ = throw off all restraint.
