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lam⋅baste
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læmˈbeɪst
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-ˈbæst
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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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lambaste
1637, from
lam
(1595, ult. from O.N.
lemja
"to beat, to lame") +
baste
"to thrash." (see
baste
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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