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Webster 1913 Edition


Lashing

Lash′ing

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Noun.
The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
South.
Lashing out
,
a striking out; also, extravagance.

Lash′ing

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Noun.
See 2d
Lasher
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lashing

LASH'ING

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Noun.
A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another.

LASH'ING

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Noun.
Extravagance; unruliness.

Definition 2024


lashing

lashing

English

Noun

lashing (countable and uncountable, plural lashings)

  1. Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
    The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.
  2. (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
    Lashings of ginger beer
  3. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)

Translations

Verb

lashing

  1. present participle of lash
  2. (Ireland, slang) Raining heavily.

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