2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] Shak.
BASTARDLY
Bas"tard*ly, a.
Defn: Bastardlike; baseborn; spuripous; corrupt. [Obs.] — adv.
Defn: In the manner of a bastard; spuriously. [Obs.] Shak. Donne.
BASTARDY
Bas"tar*dy, n.
1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.
2. The procreation of a bastard child. Wharton.
BASTE
Baste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basting.] Etym:
[Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod:
perh. akin to E. beat.]
1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. Pepys.
2. (Cookery)