bant

[ bant ]

/ bænt /

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verb (used without object) Medicine/Medical.

to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.

Nearby words

banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, banstead, bant, bantam, bantam work, bantamweight, banteng, banter

Origin of bant

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from Banting

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Examples from the Web for bant

Every rich Bant keeps his kambla field consecrated to buffalo-racing, and his pair of racing buffaloes, costing from Rs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints|Walter Prichard Eaton
Fines inflicted by the Bant caste council are, I am informed, spent in the celebration of a temple festival.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Banting, bant′ing, n. a system of diet for reducing superfluous fat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

The foregoing account shows that the Bant marriage is a good deal more than concubinage.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for bant

bant

/ (bænt) /

noun Lancashire dialect

string

strength or springiness of material

Word Origin for bant

probably a dialect pronunciation of band ²

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bant

verb (used without object) Medicine/Medical.

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Origin of bant

Examples from the Web for bant

British Dictionary definitions for bant

bant

noun Lancashire dialect

Word Origin for bant