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Webster 1913 Edition


Baking

Bak′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.
2.
The quantity baked at once; a batch;
as, a
baking
of bread
.
Baking powder
,
a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.

Webster 1828 Edition


Baking

BA'KING

,
ppr.
Drying and hardening in heat; dressing or cooking in a close place, or in heat.