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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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lam·baste
(lām-bāst')
tr.v.
lam·bast·ed
,
lam·bast·ing
,
lam·bastes
Informal
To give a thrashing to; beat. See Synonyms at
beat
.
To scold sharply; berate.
[Perhaps
lam
1
+
baste
3
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
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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