LAG


Meaning of LAG in English

v. & n.

v.tr. (lagged, lagging) enclose or cover in lagging.

n. 1 the non-heat-conducting cover of a boiler etc.; lagging. 2 a piece of this.

[ prob. f. Scand.: cf. ON lögg barrel-rim, rel. to LAY(1) ]

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