Definition of Lash-up

1. Noun. Any improvised arrangement for temporary use.

Exact synonyms: Contrivance
Specialized synonyms: Patch, Temporary Hookup
Generic synonyms: Arrangement

Definition of Lash-up

1. Noun. A crude improvisation or bodged effort. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lash-up

lasergun
laserguns
lasering
laserjet
laserjets
laserless
laserlike
laserproof
laserpuncture
lasers
laserwort
laserworts
lases
lash
lash-curler
lash-up (current term)
lash curler
lash down
lash line
lash lines
lash out
lash together
lash up
lashed
lashed out
lasher
lashers
lashes
lashes out

Literary usage of Lash-up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"D—d lousy behaviour, indeed, to get sick now we're going to sea—shamming Abraham, I believe. Lash up there, lash up !—Move your fingers there, ..."

2. With Beatty in the North Sea by Filson Young (1921)
"Lash up and stow, lash up and stow! Show a leg, show a leg, show a leg! Rouse and shine, you've had your time!" These and similar quaint exhortations, ..."

3. The History of a Ship from Her Cradle to Her Grave: With a Short Account of by James Lukin (1882)
"Every morning, the order, " Lash up and stow hammocks," is given, when each man is allowed five minutes to dress himself and lash up his hammock. ..."

4. With the Battle Cruisers by Filson Young (1921)
"Lash up and glow, lash up and stow! Show a leg, show a leg, show a leg! Rouse and shine, you've had your time!'" These and similar quaint exhortations, ..."

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