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ROASTING

\ɹˈə͡ʊstɪŋ], \ɹˈə‍ʊstɪŋ], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of ROASTING

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a. & n., from Roast, v.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The act of roasting, as meat; a severe teasing or bantering.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. The act of roasting, as meat;- in metallurgy, the protracted appliance of heat lower than the fusing point, to dissipate the volatile parts of ores;- a severe teasing, bantering, or raillery.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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