lamming

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noun

A beating.

RareScrabble 12

Meanings

lamming1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lam
nounlamming (plural lammings)

plural lammings

  1. A beating.

    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 […]

    1923, J. M. Barrie, Captain Hook at Eton

Lamming2

proper nounLamming (plural Lammings)

plural Lammings

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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MLA

“lamming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamming.

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