Lushington

English Etymology 1 English surname, recorded in en enm - as en Lustinton, from en ang *Lusta (a personal name) + ang -ing + ang -tun. Also possibly after Lashenden in Kent, from ang læc muddy stream (see en leach) or ang læccan to trap + ang -ing + ang denn woodland pasture. Proper noun s en. Statistics According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lushington is the 32143rd most common surname in England, belonging to 110 individuals. Etymology 2 A surname, used in allusion to en lush. John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) mentions a Lushington Club in Bow Street, Covent Garden, London. Alternative forms en lushington Noun en obsolete Drink. A drunk. en 1851 w:Henry Mayhew w:London Labour and the London Poor Of the Street-Sellers of Fish If they have any on hand, and a little stale, at the end of the week, they sell it at the public-houses to the “Lushingtons,” and to them, with plenty of vinegar, it goes down sweet. en 2016 w:Alan Moore Jerusalem Liveright 2016 173 His father and the thousand barroom-doors he'd popped his head round as a child when sent to find him. Small blood vessels ruptured in the cheeks of lushingtons, pressed on the chilly pillow of a curb. Further reading