- lashings
- lash|ings [ `læʃıŋz ] noun pluralthe ropes used to tie one thing to another or two things together
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
lashings
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lashings — ► PLURAL NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a copious amount of something, especially food or drink … English terms dictionary
lashings — also lashins noun plural Etymology: from gerund of 1lash Date: 1829 chiefly British a great plenty ; abundance < piles of bread and butter and lashings of tea Molly Weir > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lashings — /lash ingz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) Chiefly Brit. Informal. an abundance; plenty (usually fol. by of): strawberries with lashings of cream. [1820 30; LASH1 (def. 16) + ING1 + S3] * * * … Universalium
lashings — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n a lot i.e. lashings of food … English dialects glossary
lashings — UK [ˈlæʃɪŋz] / US noun [plural] 1) British old fashioned a large quantity of something, especially food or drink strong tea with lashings of sugar 2) the ropes used to tie one thing to another or two things together … English dictionary
lashings — lash•ings [[t]ˈlæʃ ɪŋz[/t]] n. pl. brit. an abundance; plenty: strawberries with lashings of cream[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; fig. use of lash I+ ing I … From formal English to slang
Lashings World XI — The Lashings World XI is a famous cricket team, founded by David Folb. It was originally formed in 1984 as a scratch team, and grew from an unremarkable English local club cricket team into, as it bills itself, the World’s greatest cricket club… … Wikipedia
lashings — n. plenty, abundance (British Slang) lash·ing || læʃɪŋ n. act of striking with a lash; whipping; harsh scolding; act of tying with a cord … English contemporary dictionary
lashings — 1) hassling 2) slashing … Anagrams dictionary
lashings — plural noun Brit. informal a copious amount of something, especially food or drink … English new terms dictionary
