lathing

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noun

Invitation.

OriginMiddle English lathinge ← Old English laþung ← Proto-West Germanic *laþungu →
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Meanings

lathing1

nounlathing (plural lathings)

plural lathings

  1. UKdialectalInvitation.

lathing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lathe

lathing3

nounlathing (plural lathings)

plural lathings

  1. A covering of laths.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
invitationlathwork

Origin

lathing · noun

  1. Proto-West Germanic*laþungu
  2. Old Englishlaþung
  3. Middle Englishlathinge
  4. Englishlathing

From Middle English lathinge, from Old English laþung, from Proto-West Germanic *laþungu, equivalent to lathe (“to invite”) + -ing. Cognate with German Ladung, Einladung (“invitiation”).

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lathing · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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lathing · noun

From lath + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

lathing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lathing

MLA

“lathing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lathing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lathing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lathing.

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