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Baste - To moisten (meat, for example) periodically with a liquid, such as melted butter or a sauce, especially while cooking and without any reference to marital status of anyone...
Comedian - alternative way of defining the middle value of an even number of observations whereby the middle two numbers are selected as the median and co-median.
Hassock: the owner of a cover for a foot. the cover is made from woven grass and frequently found in churches. It should not be confused with either a tuffet or a pouffe which are both types of poultry.
<definition of ham(mock) (obviously spam) followed by definition of brawn, which I believe is something like jellied pig's head. Someone is denying a craving for bacon.>