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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. Laths. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS.
     l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath
     a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.]
     A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs,
     or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting
     the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or
     plate is sometimes used.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor
        on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.
  
     Lath nail a slender nail for fastening laths.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. Laths. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS.
     l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath
     a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.]
     A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs,
     or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting
     the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or
     plate is sometimes used.
  
     Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor
        on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.
  
     Lath nail a slender nail for fastening laths.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lath brick
     n.
     A long, slender brick used in making the floor on which malt is
  placed in the drying kiln.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lath brick
     n.
     A long, slender brick used in making the floor on which malt is
  placed in the drying kiln.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lath brick
     n.
     A long, slender brick used in making the floor on which malt is
  placed in the drying kiln.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lath brick
     n.
     A long, slender brick used in making the floor on which malt is
  placed in the drying kiln.

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