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laggings

laggings is the plural of lagging.

Meaning of lagging

Noun

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

  1. (usually) The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
  2. (usually) The material so used.
  3. (countable, slang, usually) A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.
    • "Whether you'll get a nine or a lagging depends on the answer you give me, Mrs. Inglethorne."1926, Edgar Wallace, The Square Emerald

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Questions about laggings

What is laggings the plural of?
Laggings is the plural of lagging.

Words near laggings in the dictionary

  1. lagging jackets
  2. lagging off
  3. lagging strand
  4. lagging strands
  5. laggingly
  6. laggings
  7. laggs
  8. laggy
  9. laggyness
  10. Laghey
  11. laghman

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