"lashings" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæʃɪŋz/
Rhymes: -æʃɪŋz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} lashings
  1. plural of lashing. Tags: form-of, plural Form of: lashing
    Sense id: en-lashings-en-noun-zgDeZ4Lf
  2. (informal, UK, Ireland) Lots; a great amount (usually followed by of). Tags: Ireland, UK, informal
    Sense id: en-lashings-en-noun-NGTQ129Y Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

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          "text": "“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like\nHere's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]”",
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