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 [lash-ingz]  

lash·ings

   [lash-ingz]
noun (used with a plural verb) Chiefly British Informal.
an abundance; plenty (usually followed by of): strawberries with lashings of cream.
Origin:
1820–30; lash1 (def. 16) + -ing1 + -s3

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lash·ing

1   [lash-ing]
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
2.
a whipping with or as if with a lash.
3.
a severe scolding; tongue-lashing.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see lash1, -ing1

lash·ing

2   [lash-ing]
noun
1.
a binding or fastening with a rope or the like.
2.
the rope or the like used.
Origin:
1660–70; lash2 + -ing1
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lashings

noun
a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" 
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