Baste — Defs

01 v. t. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

imp. & p. p. Basted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basting

1.
To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
“One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters.” — Pepys.
2.
To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.(Cookery)
3.
To mark with tar, as sheep.[Prov. Eng.]

02 v. t. To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.

1.
To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.