lath
noun
ˈlath 
also ˈlat͟h
plural laths or lath
1
: a thin narrow strip of wood nailed to rafters, joists, or studding as a groundwork for slates, tiles, or plaster
2
: a building material in sheets used as a base for plaster
3
: a quantity of laths
lath transitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That’s because the city of San Diego, with an initial $21.5 million investment of state and local funds, is working to bring back to life the 107-year-old, Redwood lath building that has been crumbling in plain sight. 
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 The lath, in particular, is so far deteriorated from water damage that most, if not all, will need to be replaced. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 On ice, trailbreakers cut slots with chain saws and hammer the lath in with an ax. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022 Chemical analysis of the glass identified minerals only found in extraterrestrial rocks and minerals, such as cubanite, troilite, pyrrhotite lath, or calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2021 For something grand, something spectacular, head over to the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond dramatically reflecting its wood lath structure. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021 Houses as grimly identical as lath-and-plaster clones. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2021 Tucked behind a white picket fence, the two-story house features lath and plaster walls, oak wood floors and picture windows that bring garden views inside. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020 Tucked behind a white picket fence, the two-story house features lath and plaster walls, oak wood floors and picture windows that bring garden views inside. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020 See More
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 The lath, in particular, is so far deteriorated from water damage that most, if not all, will need to be replaced. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 On ice, trailbreakers cut slots with chain saws and hammer the lath in with an ax. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022 Chemical analysis of the glass identified minerals only found in extraterrestrial rocks and minerals, such as cubanite, troilite, pyrrhotite lath, or calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2021 For something grand, something spectacular, head over to the Botanical Building with the Lily Pond dramatically reflecting its wood lath structure. San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021 Houses as grimly identical as lath-and-plaster clones. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2021 Tucked behind a white picket fence, the two-story house features lath and plaster walls, oak wood floors and picture windows that bring garden views inside. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020 Tucked behind a white picket fence, the two-story house features lath and plaster walls, oak wood floors and picture windows that bring garden views inside. Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English *læthth-; akin to Old High German latta lath, Welsh llath yard
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
lath
noun
ˈlath
plural laths
ˈlat͟hz,
ˈlaths
: a thin strip of wood used (as in a wall) as a base for plaster
lathers 1 of 2
noun
1
as in foams
a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid she worked the shampoo into a lather before rubbing it into the dog's coat Synonyms & Similar Words
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- foams
- suds
- surfs
- froths
- sprays
- spumes
- heads
- mists
- mousses
- scums
- spindrifts
2
as in huffs
a state of nervous or irritated concern he worked himself into a lather waiting for the results of the test Synonyms & Similar Words
- huffs
- panics
- fusses
- sweats
- flusters
- frets
- swelters
- dithers
- pothers
- tizzies
- twitters
- swivets
- stews
- piques
- dudgeons
- agitations
- deliriums
- alarms
- bothers
- hysterias
- ados
- hand-wringings
- furors
- alarums
- nervous breakdowns
- uproars
- distractions
lathers
2 of 2verb
as in licks
to strike repeatedly the farmer lathered the recalcitrant mule Synonyms & Similar Words
- licks
- pounds
- hides
- whips
- lashes
- does
- pelts
- spanks
- slaps
- thumps
- beats
- batters
- bastes
- knocks
- tans
- assaults
- pummels
- attacks
- threshes
- mauls
- punches
- bats
- slams
- hits
- smashes
- bludgeons
- belabors
- thrashes
- bashes
- slates
- chops
- paddles
- smacks
- hammers
- lambastes
- laces
- curries
- punches out
- wallops
- flogs
- pommels
- clubs
- whacks
- belts
- works over
- whaps
- swipes
- raids
- boxes
- switches
- buffets
- storms
- whales
- birches
- wounds
- slogs
- lambasts
- fibs
- tromps
- whops
- drubs
- whups
- assails
- bungs up
- rushes
- pastes
- thwacks
- swats
- beats up on
- whams
- clobbers
- clouts
- cracks
- besets
- socks
- cuffs
- cudgels
- lams
- straps
- leathers
- horsewhips
- flagellates
- roughs (up)
- lacerates
- whomps
- rawhides
- canes
- cowhides
- lays on
- busts
- messes (up)
- mangles
- maims
- mutilates
- scourges
- blackjacks
- gores
- descends (on or upon)
- pistol-whips
- jumps (on)
- fustigates
- pounces (on or upon)
