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ven by a cow after calving. B. Jonson. The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574).

Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.

That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "A biting affliction." "A biting jest." Shak.

The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by means of an acid. See Etch. G. Francis.

In a biting manner.

The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket. That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for the fault thou wast guilty of. Smollett.

A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. Amos iv. 9.

Crying as a sheep does. Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks from the seaside. Longfellow.

A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. Lindley.

Causing blight.

So as to cause blight.

The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.

A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.

The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. When boasting ends, then dignity begins. Young.

Boastfully; with boasting. "He boastingly tells you." Burke.

The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an amusement; carriage in boats.

Living among bogs.

A darting away; a starting off or aside.

Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs.] Sir. J. Harrington.

A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.