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bast·er

1   [bey-ster]
noun Sewing.
a person or thing that bastes.
Origin:
1880–85; baste1 + -er1

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Baster is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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bast·er

2   [bey-ster]
noun
1.
a person who bastes meat or other food.
2.
a large glass, plastic, or metal tube with a rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, to be filled with butter, drippings, etc., for basting food as it is cooking.
Origin:
1515–25; baste2 + -er1
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baster
"heavy blow," 1726, from baste (3).
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