"lashings" in the noun sense
1. whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
"made lots of new friends"
"she amassed stacks of newspapers"
2. lashing
rope that is used for fastening something to something else
"the boats were held together by lashings"
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