v. Obs. Also 6 lambacke, lambeak(e. [? f. LAM v. + BACK sb.] trans. To beat, thrash. Also fig.

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1589.  Rare Triumphs Love & Fort., IV. in Five Old Plays (Roxb.), 122. You are no devill; mas, and I wist you were, I would lamback the devill out of you.

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1591.  Nashe, Prognostication, 17. Sundrie tall fellowes … armed with good cudgels, shall so lambeake these stubborne hus-wiues.

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1592.  G. Harvey, Four Lett., iii. 21. That brauely threatned to coniure-vpp one, which should massacre Martins witt, or should bee lambackd himself with ten yeares prouision.

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1601.  Munday, Death Earl Huntington, V. i. R 1 a. With this dagger lustilie lambackt.

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  Hence † Lamback sb., a whack, a heavy blow. Also † Lambacker, one who beats or drubs.

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1591.  Greene, Disc. Coosnage (1592), 25. Fiue or sixe wiues … gaue him a score of sound lambeakes with their cudgels.

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1592.  G. Harvey, Pierce’s Super., 131. Out upon thee for a cowardly lambacker.

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