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

lamming

present participle of lam

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, 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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