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Batting vs Baiting - What's the difference?

batting | baiting |

As nouns the difference between batting and baiting

is that batting is (sewing) cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc or batting can be the act of someone who bats while baiting is a bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.

As verbs the difference between batting and baiting

is that batting is while baiting is .

batting

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • (sewing) cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc
  • special cotton for surgery.

    • Synonyms

    * bat, batt

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

  • the act of someone who bats
    • the battings of her eyelashes

    Verb

    (head)

    • baiting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
  • The act of luring, as into a trap.

    • See also

    * bait * blood sport