What's the difference between rasher and washer?

Rasher


Definition:

  • (n.) A thin slice of bacon.
  • (n.) A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The Brooklyn resident is also a regular egg eater – although she prefers hers scrambled and served with four rashers of bacon.
  • (2) In other words, if 100 people ate a sandwich containing three rashers of bacon (about 50g) every day of their lives, then 18% more of them would get bowel cancer, which equates to seven rather than six.
  • (3) Eating 50g of processed meat every day – the equivalent to one sausage or two rashers of bacon – increases the risk by 19%, compared to people who do not eat processed meat at all.
  • (4) Serves 8-10 2 small onions, finely chopped 2 sticks of celery, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced Olive oil 1 large carrot, grated 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs of rosemary 4 rashers smoked bacon, finely chopped 500g pork mince 500g beef mince Salt and black pepper 400ml red wine 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 30g dried porcini mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water with a splash of milk 600-800g dried tagliatelle, cooked to serve Parmesan, grated, to serve 1 Over a low heat, gently soften the onions, celery and garlic in a little olive oil for about 15 minutes.
  • (5) Serves 6 bacon 6 rashers butter 50g leeks 800g chicken stock 1 litre parsley a handful, roughly chopped For the croûtes olive oil 6 tbsp rosemary needles 10g bread 6 slices Dice the bacon finely.
  • (6) Serves 4 1.2kg potatoes, preferably Maris Piper or King Edward, peeled and cut into roughly 4cm chunks 1 small green savoy cabbage (about 450g), trimmed and finely shredded 75g butter, cubed 6 rindless smoked streaky bacon rashers, cut into 3cm pieces 6 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced 125ml double cream 4 large fridge-cold eggs Flaked sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water.
  • (7) Some brave souls tackle the monstrous breakfast roll, which offers five sausages, three rashers of bacon, plus black pudding, egg and beans.
  • (8) The rasher essayists were holed up in asylums until they “recovered”: in other words, until they publicly recanted their views.
  • (9) In the original, the recipe suggested using bacon rashers 50mm thick.
  • (10) Liver and bacon Serves 1, takes 30 minutes ¼ lb liver 1 or 2 rashers bacon 1 onion 1 tomato (optional) 2 teaspoon flour Begin gently frying rashers and when they have given off some fat, add slices of liver that you have dipped in flour, and onion chopped very fine; fry quickly on each side; then lower gas and cook very slowly for about 7 minutes each side or more depending on the thickness of the slices.
  • (11) One pan, one ring: how to cook Sixties bedsit food Poor man's goulash Serves 1, takes 30 minutes 2 tomatoes or tomato paste 1 onion 1 or 2 rashers bacon 2 potatoes paprika (essential) salt sour milk, optional Start by boiling the potatoes for at least 10 minutes.
  • (12) Roast bacon and parsley sauce Serves four 16 rashers of good-quality unsmoked bacon, about 5mm thick.
  • (13) Eating two rashers of bacon a day can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19% and the risk goes up if a person eats more, experts have said.
  • (14) Mario Batali is a barrel-chested, thick-forearmed American-Italian chef whose love of the pig is so developed, indeed so intense, that for Christmas his kids gave him a scarf woven to look like a rasher of streaky bacon.
  • (15) Spencer called them "a symphony of rashers of bacon" with "tea-making obligato" and said they depict a banality of life which was, for those sent there from the battlefield, a "heaven in a hell of war".

Washer


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, washes.
  • (n.) A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
  • (n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
  • (n.) The common raccoon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The major advantage of this technic in comparison with the Gravlee Jet Washer is its low cost.
  • (2) During the first 19 months of use of the washer, nosocomial post-UGI endoscopy colonization or infections with P. aeruginosa increased 36%.
  • (3) Tests of effectiveness of disinfection of metal and polypropylene bedpans were made in a washer fitted with a steam generator.
  • (4) We must pay attention to contamination of endoscopes and endoscope washer at least once a month.
  • (5) Most train yards have a washer system, which we call the "buff", that takes about 10 minutes to clean the whole train, and that's it – it goes back into service.
  • (6) The current study aimed to examine sociodemographic and clinical variables between washer and checker subgroups of obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • (7) The point of contact was changed by the addition of a Belleville washer between the interface of the wing-nut clamp and the cheek.
  • (8) It has two Teflon-washered glass valves for filling, and two thermistors are supported at the center by glass capillary tubes.
  • (9) Physical cleaning and chemical sterilization of taps, and replacement of washers with 'approved' brands did not eradicate the organisms.
  • (10) Similar z values were obtained for the plastic and steel strip systems (z(D) = 21 C), but an unusually low z for spores on paper (z(D) = 12.9 C) and an unusually high z for spores on steel washers mated at 150 inch-lb of torque (z(D) = 32 C) were observed.
  • (11) When [1-(14)C]arachidonic acid (AA) was incubated with washer thrombocyte suspension, AA was mainly converted to PGF(2alpha), PGE2, and PGD2 in all species.
  • (12) Of these, two cell separators and the IBM cell washer are shown to be capable of producing YRBC suitable for clinical use.
  • (13) There was visible moisture remaining in the suction channel despite the use of the complete recommended automatic washer cycle.
  • (14) YRBC prepared from the IBM 2991 cell washer are recommended for clinical trials because of lower cost, greater convenience and lower white cell contamination compared to cell separator-derived YRBC.
  • (15) The findings are the following: (1) The 4.0-mm bolt with the 12-mm washer had greater pull-out resistance from thin (12-mm thick) cancellous bone than did the 6.5-mm cancellous screw.
  • (16) Patch tests with the GEIDC standard series of allergens, and with 8 washers made of copper, nickel, nickel-palladium, palladium, brass, bronze, gold and iron, were carried out in 964 consecutive patients who complained of intolerance to metals and in 200 controls who did not.
  • (17) The authors present a new technique utilizing a cancellous screw and polyacetal resin washer to attach the tendon to the navicular.
  • (18) Of 412 subjects seen during 1975-1984, there were 123 washers, 70 checkers and 89 washers and checkers (mixed group).
  • (19) The purpose of the present study was to determine the levels of solvent exposure of car washers and to evaluate the effectiveness of ventilation systems in car washing facilities.
  • (20) Since it requires no special equipment other than a microplate reader and washer it is particularly suitable for laboratories lacking the electrophoretic expertise or equipment required for EIA.

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