Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
BASTING
I. noun
Date: 15th century
the action of a sewer who bastes,
2. the thread used in basting, the stitching made by basting,
II. noun
Date: 1530
the action of one that bastes food, the liquid used in basting,
III. noun
Date: 1590
a severe beating