basting

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.

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.

Anagrams

• tangibs

French

Alternative forms

• bastaing

Etymology

From Old French bastir (“to construct”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas.tɛ̃ɡ/, /bas.tɛ̃/

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Noun

basting m (plural bastings)

1. a joist used to carry other planks of wood

Further reading

• “basting”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.