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Definition of Bating
1. prep. With the exception of; excepting.
Definition of Bating
1. Verb. (present participle of bate) ¹
2. Preposition. (rare) Apart from; except. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bating
1. bate [v] - See also: bate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bating
Literary usage of Bating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Leather Manufacture by H[enry] R[ichardson] Procter (1903)
"The course of this, or any other bating operation can be followed by cutting the
hide, and moistening the cut surface with alcoholic solution of ..."
2. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp (1916)
"bating consists in soaking the hides in a mixture of dog or bird dung in warm water.
This quickly becomes putrid, and evolves hydrogen sulphide, ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1888)
"In the intertropical regions, especially and Brazil, there live enormous spide Fie.
1Ï.—BIRD-bating ..."
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