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Lashing vs Ashing - What's the difference?

lashing | ashing |

As nouns the difference between lashing and ashing

is that lashing is something used to tie something or lash it to something while ashing is (chemistry) an analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis.

As a verb lashing

is .

lashing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
    • The lashings , that were holding the chest to the deck of the storm tossed ship, broke and it went overboard.
  • (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
    • Lashings of ginger beer
  • The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
    • (South)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Ireland, slang) raining heavily.

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    ashing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis