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lash-up

[lash-uhp]

lash·up

[lash-uhp]
noun Informal.
1.
a hastily made or arranged device, organization, etc.
2.
any improvised arrangement.
Also, lash-up.


Origin:
1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase lash up
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Lash-up is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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lash-up (ˈlæʃˌʌp)
 
n
a.  Also called: hook-up a temporary connection of equipment for experimental or emergency use
 b.  (as modifier): lash-up equipment

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