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Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast. Prov. xii. 10.

State or nature of a beast.

See Biestings.

Beastliness. [Obs.] Spenser.

Like a beast.

The state or quality of being beastly.

Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast. Beastly divinities and droves of gods. Prior.

Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean.

One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves. [Obs.]

The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.

One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.

Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. Armed at all points (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as armed cap-à-pie. Cussans. -- Armed en flute. (Naut.) See under Flute. -- Armed magnet, a magnet provided with an armature. -- Armed neutrality. See under Neutrali…

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton. My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting aEvelyn.

A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.

Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal. [R.] Animal and belluine life. Atterbury.

insect of the genus Trypeta, which lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast, where the larvæ do great injury.

Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts. Among the bestial herds to range. Milton.

Unnatural connection with a beast.

To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. The process of bestializing humanity. Hare.