One skilled in or given to controversy; a
controversialist.
1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton. 2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham. Go and get me some repast. Shak.
To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast them with my blood." Shak. He then, also, as before, lef...