Lashings

noun

/ˈlæʃɪŋz/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounSomething 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.noun(in the form "lashings of"): plenty of

"Lashings of ginger beer"

3.nounThe act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.

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