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  1. Basiling: Dictionary.com
  2. Basiling: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  3. Basiling: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  4. basiling: FreeDictionary.org

(Note: See basil as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (BASIL)

noun:  A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
noun:  The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
noun:  Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
noun:  The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
verb:  (transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
noun:  The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
noun:  (obsolete) A type of cannon.
noun:  (now historical, archaic) A fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner.
noun:  A male given name from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK.
noun:  Acronym of biphasic acid scavenging utilising ionic liquids.
▸ Also see basil


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