Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lagging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lagging \Lag"ging\, n.
1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as
of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of
heat; a covering of lags; -- called also {deading} and
{cleading}.
2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib
to another in the centering of arches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lagging}.]
To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or
loiter. ``I shall not lag behind.'' --Milton.
Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lagging
n : used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to
prevent loss of heat
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