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Meanings of lath in English

Thin plank of wood used in a roof on which are fixed the slates.

Usage of lath in English
1
Entering the cloth and lath superstructure he found himself in pitch darkness.
Spring Street / A Story of Los Angeles
2
With the lath still in his hand, he slowly approached the midwife.
The hangman's daughter
3
But, of course, all this lath- and-plaster had to be given up.
The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
4
Was he a man of real force, or was he painted lath?
The Dweller on the Threshold
5
There was no lath and plaster; the walls were made of matched boards.
The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 / Bay Stat...
6
Not a spindle missing, nor a lath either split or broken.
The blackstone chronicles
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There was a terrible scattering of lath and plaster and dust.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
8
The propeller has four blades which are but little wider than a lath.
Flying Machines: Construction and Operation / A Practical Book W...
9
Old walking-sticks, pieces of lath or old coats and waistcoats serve as goal-posts.
London's Underworld
10
With these words Yussuf drew his sword, and exhibited a lath of palm-wood.
The Pacha of Many Tales
11
Hard work kept him thin, but he was like a lath for toughness.
The Vision Splendid
12
Thereupon Philippe talked of Daguenet's approaching marriage with that lath of an Estelle.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
13
A fabric of lath and plaster with no structural pillars inside!
The Real Adventure
14
However much Morrell ate-andhe was a good trencherman-heremained skinny as a lath.
American empire: blood and iron
15
The lath was supposed to have passed behind the eyeball.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
16
And our only toaster is a kitchen-fork wired to the end of a lath.
The Prairie Wife
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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