lashin's

Dat woman warn't satisfied even wid dat, but she worked up de overseer ag'in 'me, she uz dat jealous en hateful; so de overseer he had me out befo day in de mawnin's en worked me de whole long day as long as dey'uz any light to see by; en many's de lashin's I got' ca'se I couldn't come up to de work o 'de stronges'.

Pudd'nhead Wilson 1955

"She must have been very absent-minded; for there's lashin's of it here, as Delia would say."

Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Mary Catherine Crowley

This one was a bigger job than the fust, but by and by that gas wagon, with planks under her and cable lashin's holdin 'her firm, was restin' easy as a settin 'hen between them two floats.

The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

No matter how harrowing such a story begins, it always ends with lashin's and lashin's of money, or else with a prince in a gorgeous uniform and gold lace, and you get the half of his kingdom.

A Rock in the Baltic Barr, Robert, 1850-1912 1906

There were lashin's of rats on the Gull Rock, as he knew: but he was a good deal surprised at the way they were behaving: for they sat in a row at the water's edge and fished, with their tails let down into the sea for fishing-lines: and their eyes were like garnets burning as they looked at my grandfather over their shoulders.

Wandering Heath Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

I've had flasks iv whisky give me, -- me that have lashin's iv whisky at me elbow day an 'night; an', whin I opined thim, blue an 'yellow flames come out an' some iv th 'stuff r-run over on th' flure, an 'set fire to th' buildin '.

Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901

Dat woman warn't satisfied even wid dat, but she worked up de overseer ag'in 'me, she' uz dat jealous en hateful; so de overseer he had me out befo 'day in de mawnin's en worked me de whole long day as long as dey'uz any light to see by; en many's de lashin's I got' ca'se I couldn't come up to de work o 'de stronges'.

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson 1893

There's a gran 'big moon these times, wid lashin's and lavin's of light to be gettin' thim kind of glimmerin 'things by.

Strangers at Lisconnel Jane Barlow 1887

For pity's sake, sir, cut me loose as soon as you can, for these here lashin's have been drawed so tight that I've lost all feelin 'in my hands and feet, while my arms and legs seems as though they was goin' to burst.

A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886

Then they clapped lashin's on those of us that I s'pose they thought well enough to give 'em any trouble; and now they're transferrin 'the poor unfortunate slaves, with the water and provisions for 'em, from our ship to their own.

A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886