Okay, I see Johnny L.A. simulposted me. Just to clear up the confusion, his etymology is listed in the AHED dictionary as the origin of the word “lam,” meaning to beat. But the phrase, “on the lam,” is unrelated, at least according to AHED.
Okay, I see Johnny L.A. simulposted me. Just to clear up the confusion, his etymology is listed in the AHED dictionary as the origin of the word “lam,” meaning to beat. But the phrase, “on the lam,” is unrelated, at least according to AHED.