Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Baste

(1 syl.). I'll baste your jacket for you, i.e. cane you. I'll give you a thorough basting, i.e. beating. (Spanish, baston, a stick; Italian, bastone; French, bâton.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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