- Bat bolt
- Bat Bat (b[a^]t), n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr.
the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F.
batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.]
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1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with
one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing
baseball, cricket, etc.
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2. In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. [1913 Webster]
4. A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat. [1913 Webster +PJC]
5. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. --Kirwan. [1913 Webster]
6. A stroke; a sharp blow. [Colloq. or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. A stroke of work. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. Rate of motion; speed. [Colloq.] ``A vast host of fowl . . . making at full bat for the North Sea.'' --Pall Mall Mag. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9. A spree; a jollification. [Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10. Manner; rate; condition; state of health. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Bat bolt} (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
