Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hold back; retard.
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Examples
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Bei zweihundert Grad für fünfzehn Minuten backen und
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Luschtig, ich habe auch vor, am Sonntag diesen Kuchen (aus Betty Bossi) zu backen.
swiss easter tart myriam 2007
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Bei zweihundert Grad für fünfzehn Minuten backen und
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ENGLISH-GERMAN boil - kochen bake - backen braise - schmoren broil (AE) - grilieren (grillen, rösten)
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The crook having been made, the next thing is to fix it, or remove from the fibers the reaction of elasticity, which would otherwise, on the cessation of the bending force, cause it to backen more or less, and undo the work.
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Now the crooker professes to accomplish the miracle of bending a stick as it might be an iron wire, so that it shall neither break nor "backen."
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This has proved beneficial in cases of swelling of the breast; when cold has been taken, it will sometimes backen gatherings; bathe the place with a warm hand several times a day, and keep flannel over it.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers Elizabeth E. Lea
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Wer will mit mir ein Brot backen/Baking Bread - healthy version
WN.com - Articles related to Chocolate? Now that is a tasty new treatment 2010
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Wer will mit mir ein Brot backen/Baking Bread - healthy version
WN.com - Articles related to “Healthy” chocolate bar contains water instead of fat! 2010
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Erstellung einer Website (bundesweit), Schnack und Back - schnacken und backen mit einer Akquise-Expertin (Hamburg), Logoentwicklung und Konzeption (Hamburg), Feng-Shui-Beratung
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