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(1):

(v. t.) To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.

(2):

(n.) The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

(3):

(v. t.) To challenge or defy to a match.

(4):

(v. t.) To delude or trick, - esp. by way of jest.

(5):

(v. t.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Banter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/banter.html. 1828.
 
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