Definition of "bant" [bant]

• To practise bantingism (which see).

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Miss Louder tells me I can 'bant' -- whatever that is -- to take down my flesh, and mebbe you'll see me some day, Miss Lou, in a re'l ladylike part."
• "The three-voice O Venus bant has ascriptions to ‘Gaspar’ and Josquin; the editors of the New Josquin Edition observe details that make it unlikely to be by Josquin and note similarities in La stangetta."
• "Other languages picked it up and use bant or some variant as their word for dieting in general, not just low-carb dieting."