Lagging

Definitions

1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
   uncountable, usually
2. The material so used.
   uncountable, usually
3. A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.
   countable, slang, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“"Whether you'll get⟳ a nine or a lagging depends on the answer⟳ you give⟳ me, Mrs. Inglethorne."”

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