SHELLACKING


Meaning of SHELLACKING in English

/sheuh lak"ing/ , n. Slang.

1. an utter defeat: a shellacking their team will remember.

2. a sound thrashing: His father gave him a shellacking for stealing the book.

[ 1880-85; SHELLAC + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .