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lambaste

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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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lam·baste   (lām-bāst')   
tr.v.   lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing, lam·bastes Informal

  1. To give a thrashing to; beat. See Synonyms at beat.

  2. To scold sharply; berate.


[Perhaps lam1 + baste3.]
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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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