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verb (used without object)
Medicine/Medical
.
to lose
weight
by practicing Bantingism.
Origin:
1860–65;
back formation from
Banting
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the tongue.
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
the bone of the lower jaw.
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bant
(bænt)
—
n
1.
string
2.
strength or springiness of material
[probably a dialect pronunciation of
band
²]
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