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lacing
[ ley-sing ]
/ ˈleɪ sɪŋ /
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Words nearby lacing
lachrymal, lachrymator, lachrymatory, lachrymose, Lachute, lacing, lacinia, laciniate, lac insect, lack, lackadaisical
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British Dictionary definitions for lacing
lacing
/ (ˈleɪsɪŋ) /
noun
mainly British a course of bricks, stone, etc, for strengthening a rubble or flint wall
another word for lace (def. 2), lace (def. 3)
informal a severe beating (esp in the phrase give someone a lacing)
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