Lashing - Law Dictionary Search Results

Lash

The thong or braided cord of a whip with which the blow is given

One who whips or lashes

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes usually applied with a small brush

toggle sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber and for various other purposes

are flogged in England. [See Whipping.] It consists of nine lashes of whipcord tied on to a wooden handle.

in which the criminal running between the ranks receives the lash from each man. This was called 'running the gauntlet.