Dictionary entry

Lam

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lam (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lammed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lamming.] [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.] To beat soundly; to thrash. Beau. & Fl.