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lam⋅baste

  [lam-beyst, -bast]
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–verb (used with object), -bast⋅ed, -bast⋅ing. Informal.
1. to beat or whip severely.
2. to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.
Also, lam⋅bast.

Origin:
1630–40; appar. lam 1 + baste 3
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