The Clue
Readied for the blade (8 letter answer)
The Answer
LATHERED
Tags
Notes
The answer LATHERED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
LATHER as a verb:
1. cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower"
2. (flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce) = beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
3. form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
4. (soap, lather) = rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning