Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BASTE
BASTE, v.t. [Arm. baz; Fr. bâton, for baston; Sp. baston; It. bastone, a stick or club.]
- To beat with a stick.
- To drip butter or fat upon meat, as it turns upon the spit, in roasting; to moisten with fat or other liquid. – Swift.
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