Bants

to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
Historical Examples

In the final death ceremony (bojja), the Bilimaggas closely follow the bants, except as regards the funeral car.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

In their marriage ceremonies, they closely imitate the bants.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

On one occasion, a dispute arose between two bants in connection with the question of precedence.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

Their social position is said to be somewhat inferior to that of the bants.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

Further details in connection with bhūtha worship will be found in the articles on bants, Nalkes, and Paravas.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

The headman among the bants is generally called Guttinayya, meaning person of the guttu or site.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

The Billavas, like the bants, have a number of exogamous septs (balis) running in the female line.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

It is performed once in ten, fifteen, or twenty years by well-to-do Billavas or bants.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

The caste has numerous balis (septs), which are evidently borrowed from the bants and Billavas.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

The Kudiyas who have settled on the plains have adopted the ceremonial observances of the bants and other castes.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston

noun (Lancashire, dialect)
string
strength or springiness of material