Basterd vs Basted - What's the difference?
basterd | basted |
*1975 , Wright Morris, My Uncle Dudley , page 12:
*1991 , Richard Wright, "Big Boy Leaves Home", in Dorothy Abbott and ?Susan Koppelman, The Signet Classic Book of Southern Short Stories , page 238:
*2005 , Bonnie Ramey Standridge, Death Surrounds Her , page 142:
*:"That was pure luck you little basterd'." He said. "I told you before we played the game. I said you wasn't going to take my money you rotten little ' basterd ."
*2008 , John Fox, A Colliers Daughter , page 254:
*2010 , Elaina Ryan, What Changed , page 172:
(baste)
To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
* {{quote-news, year=1991, date=June 14, author=J.F. Pirro, title=Custom Work, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=He bastes the coat together with thick white thread almost like string, using stitches big enough to be ripped out easily later. }}
To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
(by extension) To coat over something
* {{quote-news, year=2001, date=April 20, author=Peter Margasak, title=Almost Famous, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=Ice Cold Daydream" bastes the bayou funk of the Meters in swirling psychedelia, while "Sweet Thang," a swampy blues cowritten with his dad, sounds like something from Dr. John's "Night Tripper" phase. }}
To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
* Samuel Pepys
As a noun basterd
is misspelling of lang=en.As a verb basted is
past tense of baste.basterd
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Noun
(en noun)- "You're tryin to be a slick basterd ," Uncle Dudley said.
- "Aw, we got this basterd now !" said Lester.
- Dennis warned, “A dunt want any fuckin' bloke in my 'ouse. That basterd' Luke were a '''basterd''' 'e were, a ' basterd .”
- “Is your basterd' acting like it's father?” Jay asked. “Don't call my baby a ...” I tried to tell her not to call my baby a ' basterd but the morning sickness was kicking my ass.
basted
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Verb
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*baste
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Verb
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Etymology 2
.Verb
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Etymology 3
Perhaps from the cookery sense of baste or from some Scandinavian source. Compare (etyl) (whence (etyl) ). Compare also (etyl) and (etyl)Verb
(bast)- One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters.