lacing

noun

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

Roots

laqueuslac- · Latin · noose, snare

Synonyms for lacing

latchetn enlacementn webbingn beltingn beatingn thongn

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