I. ˈfash verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle French fascher, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fastidiare to disgust, from Latin fastidium loathing, disgust — more at fastidious
transitive verb
chiefly Scotland : inconvenience , trouble , bother
don't fash yourself about me
intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to take trouble or pains
no need to fash
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- fash one's beard
II. noun
( -es )
chiefly Scotland : fuss and bother : annoyance
if you don't want to hear it, I am saved the fash of telling it
III. noun
( -es )
Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete faṣ tassel, from Middle English, tassel, rootlets of a leek, from Old English fæs fringe; akin to Middle Dutch vese fringe, frayed edge, Old High German faso, fasa fiber, fringe, Russian pasmo part of a skein of yarn
: an irregular seam on a boat