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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

basting

· IPA /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/
01 n. Loose temporary stitches.
  1. 1.
    Loose temporary stitches.
  2. 2.
    The act or process of moistening a roast as it is cooking.(Cookery)
Syn. baste, tacking.