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LAMMING
LAM
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
(verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
(verb) flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; “If you see this man, run!”; “The burglars escaped before the police showed up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lamming
present participle of lam
Noun
lamming (plural lammings)
A beating.
• J. M. Barrie
This blood, I am informed, saved him many lammings from the head of the house, who, though Keeper of the Fives, fainted at first sight of it […]
Source: Wiktionary
LAM
Lam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamming.] Etym: [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.]
Definition: To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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