"lathing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lathings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lathinge, from Old English laþung, from Proto-West Germanic *laþungu, equivalent to lathe (“to invite”) + -ing. Cognate with German Ladung, Einladung (“invitiation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lathinge}} Middle English lathinge, {{inh|en|ang|laþung}} Old English laþung, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*laþungu}} Proto-West Germanic *laþungu, {{suf|en|lathe|-ing|id2=gerund noun|t1=to invite}} lathe (“to invite”) + -ing, {{cog|de|Ladung}} German Ladung Head templates: {{en-noun}} lathing (plural lathings)
  1. (UK, dialectal) Invitation. Tags: UK, dialectal
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lathings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English lath Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English lathing From lath + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|lath|-ing<id:gerund noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English lath Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English lathing [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ung", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lathing", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="lathing"> From lath + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lathing (plural lathings)
  1. A covering of laths.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lathing
  1. present participle and gerund of lathe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lathe
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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