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Baste

verb

(past & past part. basted; pres. part. basting)

Cover with liquid before cooking.

Strike violently and repeatedly. Synonyms: batter, clobber.

Sew together loosely, with large stitches. Synonym: tack.

noun

A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together. Synonyms: basting, basting stitch, tacking.

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... require to be before the fire about three and a half or four hours. Take care to spit it evenly, that it may not be heavier on one side than the other; put a little clean dripping into the dripping pan (tie a sheet of paper over it to preserve the fat) baste it well as soon as it is put down, and every quarter of an hour all the time it is roasting, till the last half-hour; then take off the paper and make some gravy for it, stir the fire and make it clear; to brown and ...

— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous

... different," said Aunt Amanda. "You couldn't baste a turkey with needle and thread, and you couldn't baste dress-goods ...

— The Old Tobacco Shop - A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure • William Bowen

... she said; 'thou shalt yet be chancellor, and I will baste thy cooks' ribs an they baste not thy meat full well.' Such a man as he would find favour with princes for his glosing tongue—aye, and with queens too. At that she covered her face with her apron, and from beneath it her ...

— Privy Seal - His Last Venture • Ford Madox Ford

... puddin' in the warm oven," he continued, "but I don't know nothin' about that. It's long since we've had puddin' at home. I'll just dress the potatoes and whip 'em up light. I can do that anyway, and give the roast another baste. It's done, and I'll be settin' it in the warm oven along with the puddin'. For how do I know how Mrs. Brady wants her gravy? Where is ...

— The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys • Gulielma Zollinger

... morning. Besides, her chum Esther will be at church, and Peggy has been too busy to go to see her since she came home from boarding-school for the holidays. But somebody must stay at home, and that somebody who but Peggy? Somebody must baste the turkey and prepare the vegetables and take care of ...

— The Children's Book of Christmas Stories • Various

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