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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Repast

/(r?-p?st")/ · Re·past · IPA /ɹɪˈpæst/
01 n. The act of taking food.
  1. 1.
    The act of taking food.
    “From dance to sweet repast they turn.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
    “Go and get me some repast.” — Shak.
02 v. t. & i. To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
  1. 1.
    To supply food to; to feast; to take food.[Obs.]
    “He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds.” — Milton.