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• a variation of lashup.

lash-up

British  

/ ˈlæʃˌʌp /

noun

1. 1. Also called: hook-up.  a temporary connection of equipment for experimental or emergency use

   2. ( as modifier )

      lash-up equipment

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lash-up

If a spontaneous lash-up could achieve such an outcome, the thinking went, an organised approach should do even better.

From Economist ● Sep. 1, 2016

Its radar system included many "lash-up" sites, so called because the radar was literally lashed to the tops of telephone poles.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a strange, new lash-up in foreign affairs, a combination of economizers who don't care much about foreign aid and others who, caring a lot, mistrust the whole Administration Far Eastern program.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the Hearst-Howard weekday mix strikes most observers as workable enough, there is no lack of skepticism about the Sunday lash-up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well, as long as we were carrying Arthur along with us, we pretty much needed Vern, because he was the one who knew how to keep the lash-up going.

From The Knights of Arthur by Pohl, Frederik