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Lashing — Lash ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement. South. [1913 Webster] {Lashing out}, a striking out; also, extravagance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lashing — Lash ing, n. See 2d {Lasher}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lashing — index caustic, obloquy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lashing — (n.) a beating, flogging, c.1400, from prp. of lash (see LASH (Cf. lash) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
lashing — lashing1 [lash′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person or thing that lashes; specif., a) a whipping b) a strong rebuke 2. [pl.] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] Chiefly Brit. Informal a large amount; lots lashing2 [lash′iŋ] n. 1. the … English World dictionary
lashing — [[t]læ̱ʃɪŋ[/t]] lashings 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount Lashings of something means a large quantity or amount of it. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] Serve by cutting the scones in half and spreading with jam and lashings of clotted cream. ...lashings of… … English dictionary
lashing — I. /ˈlæʃɪŋ / (say lashing) noun 1. the act of someone or something that lashes. 2. a whipping. 3. a severe scolding. 4. (plural) Colloquial (sometimes followed by of) large quantities; plenty: *He dreams I m going to have a fine farm, with corn… …
lashing — Aho, aho kā, lu ukia. ♦ Types of house lashings: kauhihi, aho pueo, aho ōwili, ki ihei, kauhilo. ♦ Types of canoe lashings: kāholo, kumuhele, lanalana, kumupou, pā ū o Lu ukia. ♦ Adze lashing, hauhana. ♦ Net lashing, hāwele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
lashing — Lasher Lash er, n. 1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another; called also {lashing}. [1913 Webster] 2. A weir in a river. [Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lashing — lashing1 /lash ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that lashes. 2. a whipping with or as if with a lash. 3. a severe scolding; tongue lashing. [1350 1400; ME; see LASH1, ING1] lashing2 /lash ing/, n. 1. a binding or fastening with a rope or… … Universalium
