Answer: lacing

AnswerCrossword Clue
LACINGPre-skating chore
LACINGShoe fastener
LACINGShoestrings
LACINGUniform braid.
LACINGDriving (a ball) hard: Colloq.
LACINGBraid trim
LACINGTrouncing
LACINGAdding kick to
LACINGIce skate part
LACINGTying, as shoestrings
LACINGA touch of liquor
lacingto fasten with a lace
lacinga contrasting marginal band of colour
lacingdelicate netlike fabric
lacingcord for tying; shoelace