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lath·ing

 (lăth′ĭng, lăth′-)
n.
1. The act or process of building with laths.
2. Work made of laths.
3. A quantity of laths.
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In lathing I was pleased to be able to send home each nail with a single blow of the hammer, and it was my ambition to transfer the plaster from the board to the wall neatly and rapidly.
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