Another meaning of the word "lashing(s)" is as follows: "It is lashing rain", which means that it is raining very heavily. Is anyone familiar with the word as used in this context, or is it merely one of the peculiarities of English as spoken in Ireland?
And still another meaning is to "lash with ropes" as in "tie" or "bind".
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"I mean - unless you saddle and bridle and groom your own horse, it isn't a real horse!" (Jack Longfield, Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm).
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I sometimes say "It's lashing down" when it's raining heavily.Boodi wrote:Another meaning of the word "lashing(s)" is as follows: "It is lashing rain", which means that it is raining very heavily. Is anyone familiar with the word as used in this context, or is it merely one of the peculiarities of English as spoken in Ireland?
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Oh dear, is 'lashing rain' really an Irish peculiarity?Another meaning of the word "lashing(s)" is as follows: "It is lashing rain", which means that it is raining very heavily. Is anyone familiar with the word as used in this context, or is it merely one of the peculiarities of English as spoken in Ireland?
I'll feel a bit self conscious the next time I use it!
Yes we use it all the time over here alright.
Apart from the non stop usage of 'lashings' in 'Five go mad in Dorset', the only usage I remember from the real Blyton are ,as mentioned earlier, 'lashings of hardbboiled eggs' and I seem to remember 'lashings of tomatoes' somewhere in one of the books too!
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Don't worry Ed Fulcrum, it does not only seem to be confined to Ireland, as Anita appears to be familiar with the expression.
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I grew up in Ireland and am familiar with "lashing rain". It is used in the UK but only rarely. "Pouring rain" is the more common expression here.
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No, it's not! I have always used the term!Ed Fulcrum wrote:
Oh dear, is 'lashing rain' really an Irish peculiarity?
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I remember "lashings" was used in one of those Famous Five Circus books, I do not remember exactly, either "Five Go Off In A Caravan" or "Five Have a Wonderful Time" - "Lashings of Poisonous Snakes".
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On the other hand, the word “Lashings” could take on a negative connotation. In areas where slavery predominated, “lashings” from a whip or for some of us that were somehow raised on beatings from the cane, the words, “lashes” and “thrashes” take on negative connotations.
However, Enid Blyton’s usage of the word was correct in the context she used it.
However, Enid Blyton’s usage of the word was correct in the context she used it.