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baster

noun
/ˈbeɪstɚ/US/ˈbeɪstə/UK

Etymology

Derived from the Dutch word for "bastard" (i.e. crossbreed), due to their mixed ethnic origin; see Dutch bastaard.

  1. derived from word for "bastard"

Definitions

  1. One who bastes.

  2. A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.

    • Hmm, yeah, but we didn’t have a turkey baster.

  3. A member of an ethnic group comprising the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and…

    A member of an ethnic group comprising the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They live largely in Namibia, in and around the town of Rehoboth.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for baster. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA