basting

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ

Noun

basting (plural bastings)

  1. The act by which a food item is basted.
    Use repeated bastings to prevent the chicken from drying out.
  2. (archaic) A (physical) beating.

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Verb

basting

  1. present participle and gerund of baste

References

  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Basting”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. , London: C. Chappell, , →OCLC.

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French bastir (to construct).

Pronunciation

Noun

basting m (plural bastings)

  1. a joist used to carry other planks of wood

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