 
		
		Definition of lashing:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		something used to tie something or 
lash it to something; (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
		
 
								
				"the lashings, that were holding the chest to the deck of the storm tossed ship, broke and it went overboard."
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		present participle of 
lash, tying to something