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   lath

   /laTH/

   noun

   • 1. a thin flat strip of wood, especially one of a series forming a foundation for the plaster of a wall or the tiles of a roof, or made into a trellis or fence.
   • ▪ laths collectively as a building material, especially as a foundation for supporting plaster: "a lath and plaster wall"

   verb

   • 1. cover (a wall or ceiling) with laths.

   Word Origin Old Englishlætt, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lat and German Latte, also to lattice.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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