Bating
Pronunciation : Bat"ing
Part of Speech : prep.
Etymology : [Strictly p. pr. of Bat to abate.]
Definition : Defn: With the exception of; excepting. We have little reason to think that they bring many ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst. Locke.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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