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lagging |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lagging \Lag"ging\, n. 1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also {deading} and {cleading}. 2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lagged}; p. pr & vb n. {Lagging}.] To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or loiter. ``I shall not lag behind.'' --Milton. Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lagging n : used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
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