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    lashings
    /ˈlaʃɪŋz/

    plural

    • 1. a copious amount of something, especially food or drink: informal British "chocolate cake with lashings of cream"

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  3. The meaning of LASHINGS is a great plenty : abundance. How to use lashings in a sentence.

  4. The meaning of LASHING is something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening. How to use lashing in a sentence.

  5. LASHING definition: 1. the punishment of being hit with a whip: 2. a rope, cable, etc. for tying one thing to another…. Learn more.

  6. phrase [ plural ] UK old-fashioned or humorous. Add to word list. a lot of food or drink: scones with lashings of cream. lashings of ginger beer. We had a full English breakfast with lashings of coffee. I like my tea hot and strong with lashings of sugar. We used to love eating our frankfurters with lashings of mustard. See also.

  7. Lashings of something means a large quantity or amount of it. [ mainly British , informal ] Serve by cutting the scones in half and spreading with jam and lashings of clotted cream.

  8. noun. (used with a plural v.) chiefly Brit informal (usually fol. by of) an abundance; plenty. strawberries with lashings of cream. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [1820–30; lash1 (def. 16) + -ing1 + -s3]

  9. noun. /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ lashings. [plural] (British English, informal) a large amount of something, especially of food and drink. a bowl of strawberries with lashings of cream. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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