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Ban"ter (băn"t&etilde_;r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bantered (băn"t&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bantering.] [Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy to beat to and fro. See Badinage, and cf. Barter fr. OF. barater.]
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1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.
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Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. W. Irving.
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2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic]
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If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. Chatham.
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3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.]
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We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe.
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4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western U. S.]
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Ban"ter, n. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
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Part banter, part affection. Tennyson.
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