Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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LACE
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A blow.
Use:
I gave him a lace.
I struck him.
Derivation:
Irish 'Léasaim' - I beat violently, whip, lacerate.
(Dinneen)
and cf. English 'Lace' - to whip.
(Ó h-Éaluithe)
and 'Lace' - to thrash, to flog (obscure).
(Partridge)
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