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lathing

 [lath-ing, lah-thing]   Origin

lath·ing

   [lath-ing, lah-thing]
noun
1.
the act or process of applying lath.
2.
a quantity of lath in place.
3.
material used as lath.
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Also called lath·work  [lath-wurk, lahth-] for defs. 1, 2.

Origin:
1535–45; lath + -ing1

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lath

   [lath, lahth] noun, plural laths  [lathz, laths, lahthz, lahths] , verb
noun
1.
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
2.
a group or quantity of such strips.
3.
work consisting of such strips.
4.
wire mesh or the like used in place of wooden laths as a backing for plasterwork.
5.
a thin, narrow, flat piece of wood used for any purpose.
verb (used with object)
6.
to cover or line with laths.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English la(th)the; replacing Middle English latt, Old English lætt; cognate with German Latte, Dutch lat

Related forms
lath·like, adjective

Can be confused: lath, lathe.

lathe

   [leyth] noun, verb, lathed, lath·ing.
noun
1.
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English: frame, stand, lathe; compare Old Norse hlath stack (see lade), Danish -lad in væverlad weaver's batten, savelad saw bench

Can be confused: lath, lathe.
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lath
O.E. *laððe, variant of lætt "lath," apparently from P.Gmc. *laþþo (cf. O.N. latta, M.Du., Ger. latte "lath," M.H.G. lade "plank," which is source of Ger. Laden "counter," hence, "shop").
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lathe
"machine for turning," 1310, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Dan. drejelad "turning-lathe," O.N. hlaða "pile of shavings under a lathe," related to hlaða "to load, lade.")
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