Basketing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of grouping together in, or as if in, a basket. rare
"[…] such fillings of camphor and cologne bottles; such bagging of cloaks and India-rubbers; such basketings of cake and oranges, which both Mrs. Pell and the captain were convinced could not be obtained after once leaving New York!"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of basket form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"[…] such fillings of camphor and cologne bottles; such bagging of cloaks and India-rubbers; such basketings of cake and oranges, which both Mrs. Pell and the captain were convinced could not be obtained after once leaving New York!"