means A lashing is a length of rope, cord, or strap used to bind objects firmly together, or the act of securing them this way.

from From the verb 'lash,' meaning to bind tightly, which arrived in Middle English from Old French 'lachier' (to lace or fasten), itself from Latin 'laqueare,' to ensnare or noose — a cousin of 'lace' and 'lasso.' The same word also means 'to strike with a whip,' and the two senses likely braided together from the idea of a flexible cord both binding and beating; the seafaring sense of tying down rigging and cargo carried the 'fasten' meaning into the world of sail.