Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
lam .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Examples
-
Scanio peeled rubber as if he were lamming from a bank heist and cranked up a Frankie Valli cassette.
-
Scanio peeled rubber as if he were lamming from a bank heist and cranked up a Frankie Valli cassette.
-
The suggested connection is that to avoid a feared lamming related to slamming, one lams.
-
Mark Twain used it twice: “lamming the lady” in 1855 and “lam like all creation” in 1865, both clearly meaning “to beat.”
-
Mark Twain used it twice: “lamming the lady” in 1855 and “lam like all creation” in 1865, both clearly meaning “to beat.”
-
Mark Twain used it twice: “lamming the lady” in 1855 and “lam like all creation” in 1865, both clearly meaning “to beat.”
-
The suggested connection is that to avoid a feared lamming related to slamming, one lams.
-
Lighter speculates that it may be rooted in the dialect Scandinavian verb lam, as in the 1525 “his wife sore lamming him,” meaning “to beat, pound or strike.”
-
Lighter speculates that it may be rooted in the dialect Scandinavian verb lam, as in the 1525 “his wife sore lamming him,” meaning “to beat, pound or strike.”
-
The suggested connection is that to avoid a feared lamming related to slamming, one lams.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.