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Chaput says it's unknown whether the two prisoners still on the lam are also in the Manitoba capital.

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  1. transitive verb To give a thorough beating to; thrash.
  2. intransitive verb To strike; wallop.
  3. intransitive verb To escape, as from prison.
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  • 'Twas Lugh who convinced Nuada Argat-lam, king of the Tuatha de Danaan, to throw off the yoke of the oppressors, those Fomorians, demons that they were, who were exacting great hardship on the Tuatha de, so much so that even the great Dagda was doing service for them. —  Celtic Riddle
  • Lugh presented himself at the court of Nuada Argat-lam, Nuada Silver Arm, and asked to be in service to the king. —  Celtic Riddle
  • Gun's backwoods family is wonderfully described -- a brother on the lam, another brother who drives a riverboat, a father and an uncle who carefully milk small amounts of oil from a lot of old cars. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 03 - September 1996
  • Is-lam was in the process of invading eastern Europe, and already successfully invaded Spain and held it for 700 years. —  WordPress.com News
  • No one has been reported injured during his time on the lam, and the search for him continued Friday. —  Metro News | ajc.com
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lam:   lammed ·  lamming
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lemja, to cripple by beating, flog.
  2. Origin unknown.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (2)

  1. Also lamm; from Icelandic lemja, beat (cf. lamning, a beating); cf. lama, bruise, apparently = English lame, v.
  2. from French lame, a thin leaf: see lame, lamina.
 

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