bating
present participle of bate
bating
(now rare) Apart from; except.
bating (comparative more bating, superlative most bating)
(Cornwall, Devon, dialect) Of the moon, when it is waning.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bat"ing, prep. Etym: [Strictly p. pr. of Bat to abate.]
Definition: With the exception of; excepting. We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
Bate, n. Etym: [Prob. abbrev. from debate.]
Definition: Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.
Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.] Etym: [From abate.]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.
2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction. To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament. South.
3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.] Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood. He lies that says it. Beau. & Fl.
4. To remove. [Obs.] About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. Holland.
5. To deprive of. [Obs.] When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake. Herbert.
Bate, v. i.
1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of. Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. Dryden.
2. To waste away. [Obs.] Shak.
Bate, v. t.
Definition: To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.
Bate, imp.
Definition: of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Bate, v. i. Etym: [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.]
Definition: To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] Bacon.
Bate, n. (Jewish Antiq.)
Definition: See 2d Bath.
Bate, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.]
Definition: An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals;
– employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.
Bate, v. t.
Definition: To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
