lawing

American  

[law-ing] / ˈlɔ ɪŋ /

noun

Scot.

1. a bill, especially for food or drink in a tavern.

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Etymology

Origin of lawing

1525–35; obsolete Scots law bill, Middle English (dial.) lagh < Old Norse lag price, tax, proper place ( law ¹ ) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Teddy Lawing said in a press conference that the girls had to be “held accountable through the court system” to show that “this type of activity is not warranted.”

From Salon

The duel was a “clumsy, almost comical affair,” according to historian Kenneth Lawing Penegar in his book “The Political Trial of Benjamin Franklin: A Prelude to the American Revolution.”

From Washington Post

Hugh Lawing considers himself an independent who leans toward the Republican Party.

From Seattle Times

“It’s a long way away and it’s up in the air,” Lawing said.

From Seattle Times

Attempts to evoke the period are distractingly strenuous; if you didn’t know “lawing” was slang for wearing a badge, you will after its first dozen uses.

From New York Times