lathing
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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”).
Noun edit
lathing (plural lathings)
- (UK, dialectal) Invitation.
Etymology 2 edit
From lathe.
Verb edit
lathing
- present participle and gerund of lathe
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
lathing (plural lathings)