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.
The action by which someone is scalped.
A legitimate method of arbitrage of small price gaps created by the bid-ask spread.
A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up.