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lagging noun a prison sentence UK, 1812- [T]he judge gave them all a lagging, and Harry got his first taste of the Moor [HM Prison Dartmoor]. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 48, 1956
- “Alright I supose [sic], how long are you doing?” “A lagging.” “Your [sic] f...ing lucky, I’m doing a bleeding neves.” — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 17, 1958
- As he entered the hotel some of the regulars who knew us well commiserated, and some told Joey they thought the magistrate had been unfair, but that they were pleased he hadn’t copped a lagging. — Ward McNally, Supper at Happy Harry’s, p. 138, 1982
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 69, 1996
- With so much time on their hands some prisoners turned to religion in the search for answers to their problems. For some, it seemed to help them cope with their laggings. — William Dodson, The Sharp End, p. 20, 2001
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