A beating as punishment; a hiding.
Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.
The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
That with which something is laced.
Someone suicidal; someone likely to kill themselves.
Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.
Extremely reckless.
Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.
Pertaining to suicide.