subs. phr. (common).—1. A thin person; a LAMP-POST (q.v.), or YARD OF PUMP-WATER (q.v.).
2. (common).—Anything of little or no account.
1899. Daily Telegraph, 7 April, 8, 2. Lets ’em howl, an’ sweat, an’ die, an’ goes on all the time, as if they was jest RASHERS O’ WIND.
