Definition of "bating" [bat•ing]

• Present participle of bate. (verb)
• Apart from; except. (preposition)

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• "The lure of bumping up number and raising support thru race bating is attractive … stupid but attractive."
• "Afterwards they are put through a process called "bating," which destroys any animal matter in the skins which may have escaped the first process, and they are then finally cleansed by a solution of bran and water, which also prepares them for tanning."
• "Either Bryan is bating us here for the sake of sophomoric argument, or his arrogance is leading him down a path that leads to rejection and isolation."