(of meat for roasting)

  • 111broiler — noun 1》 a young chicken suitable for roasting, grilling, or barbecuing. 2》 N. Amer. a gridiron, grill, or special part of a stove for broiling meat or fish …

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  • 112broiler — ► NOUN 1) a young chicken suitable for roasting, grilling, or barbecuing. 2) N. Amer. a gridiron or grill for broiling meat or fish …

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  • 113barbecue — [17] Barbecue originated in the language of the now extinct Taino people of the West Indies. It first emerges in the Haitian creole term barbacoa, which meant simply ‘wooden framework’ (used for other purposes than roasting meat – for example, as …

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  • 114babracot — ˈbabrəˌkät noun ( s) Etymology: probably native name in So. America : a 3 legged or 4 legged wooden grating used by So. American Indians for the drying and smoking of meat and other foods * * * /bab reuh kot /, n. a wooden grating used by Indians …

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  • 115Baste — (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by the keeper for …

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  • 116Basted — Baste Baste (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by… …

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  • 117Basting — Baste Baste (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. [1913 Webster] One man was basted by… …

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  • 118Hastener — Has ten*er ( [ e]r), n. 1. One who hastens. [1913 Webster] 2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting before it. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 119Spit — Spit, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. [root]170.] 1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting. [1913 Webster] 2. A small point… …

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  • 120Turnspit — Turn spit , n. 1. One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office. [1913 Webster] His lordship is his majesty s turnspit. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs.… …

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