The house itself was of unsurfaced redwood, battened with lath to keep out the winter rain.
"Stories of the Foot-hills"
Margaret Collier Graham
Every now and then he would stop, and anxiously apply a straight lath to the spreading smoothness; but he was improving, and in the end the plane was at least as true as it was smooth.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung
"Well," said Frank, with a smile, "I guess we'll help you out, lath."
"The Boy Aviators in Africa"
Captain Wilbur Lawton