To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
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Playful raillery; banter.
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Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery.
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Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.
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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
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A smart, ready, and witty reply.
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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.
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To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of…
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Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.
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To comb or card, as wool or flax.
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To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…
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The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
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A young goat.
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Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.
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