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BAT, n. 1. A heavy stick or club; a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other.2. Bat or bate, a small copper coin of Germany, with a small mixture of silver, worth four crutzers. Also a coin of Switzerland, worth five livres.3. A term given by miners to shale or bituminous shale.BAT, v.i. To manage a bat, or play with one. BAT, n. [I have not found this word in any European language, except in English.] A race of quadrupeds, technically called Vespertilio, of the order primates, in Linne's system. The fore feet have the toes connected by a membrane, expanded into a kind of wings, by means of which the animals fly. The species are numerous. Of these, the vampire or Ternate bat inhabits Africa and the Oriental Isles. These animals fly in flocks from isle to isle, obscuring the sun by their numbers. Their wings when extended measure five or six feet. They live on fruits; but are said sometimes to draw blood from persons when asleep. The bats of the northern latitudes are small; they are viviparous and suckle their young. Their skin resembles that of a mouse. They enter houses in pleasant summer evenings, feed upon moths, flies, flesh, and oily substances, and are torpid during the winter.
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BAT, n. 1. A heavy stick or club; a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other.2. Bat or bate, a small copper coin of Germany, with a small mixture of silver, worth four crutzers. Also a coin of Switzerland, worth five livres.3. A term given by miners to shale or bituminous shale.BAT, v.i. To manage a bat, or play with one. BAT, n. [I have not found this word in any European language, except in English.] A race of quadrupeds, technically called Vespertilio, of the order primates, in Linne's system. The fore feet have the toes connected by a membrane, expanded into a kind of wings, by means of which the animals fly. The species are numerous. Of these, the vampire or Ternate bat inhabits Africa and the Oriental Isles. These animals fly in flocks from isle to isle, obscuring the sun by their numbers. Their wings when extended measure five or six feet. They live on fruits; but are said sometimes to draw blood from persons when asleep. The bats of the northern latitudes are small; they are viviparous and suckle their young. Their skin resembles that of a mouse. They enter houses in pleasant summer evenings, feed upon moths, flies, flesh, and oily substances, and are torpid during the winter. | BAT, n.1 [Sax. bat; Ir. bat, bata; Russ. bot; allied to beat.]- A heavy stick or club; a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other.
- Bat or bate, a small copper coin of Germany, with a small mixture of silver, worth four crutzers. Also a coin of Switzerland, worth five livres. – Encyc.
- A term given by miners to shale or bituminous shale. – Kirwan.
- A mass of cotton prepared for filling quilts or comfortables.
BAT, n.2 [Rab. and Tal. באות, באתא, or בואת. Buxtorf. I have not found this word in any European language, except in English.]A race of quadrupeds, technically called Vespertilio, of the order Primates, in Linnæus's system. The fore feet have the toes connected by a membrane, expanded into a kind of wings, by means of which the animals fly. The species are numerous. Of these the vampire or Ternate bat inhabits Africa and the Oriental Isles. These animals fly in flocks from isle to isle, obscuring the sun by their numbers. Their wings when extended measure five or six feet. They live on fruits; but are said sometimes to draw blood from persons when asleep. The bats of the northern latitudes are small; they are viviparous and suckle their young. Their skin resembles that of a mouse. They enter houses in pleasant summer evenings, feed upon moths, flies, flesh, and oily substances, and are torpid during the winter. – Encyc. BAT, v.i.To manage a bat, or play with one. – Mason. | Bat
- 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.
- To strike or hit with a bat or a pole] to cudgel; to
beat.
- To use a bat, as in a game of
baseball.
- One of the Cheiroptera, an order of
flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched
between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small
and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
- Same as
Tical, n., 1.
- To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
- In
badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.
- Shale or bituminous shale.
- To wink.
- A stroke] a sharp blow.
- A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or
comfortables; batting.
- A stroke of work.
- A part of a brick with one whole end.
- Rate of motion] speed.
- A spree; a jollification.
- Manner; rate; condition; state of
health.
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Bat BAT, noun 1. A heavy stick or club; a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other. 2. bat or bate, a small copper coin of Germany, with a small mixture of silver, worth four crutzers. Also a coin of Switzerland, worth five livres. 3. A term given by miners to shale or bituminous shale. BAT, verb intransitive To manage a bat or play with one. BAT, noun [I have not found this word in any European language, except in English.] A race of quadrupeds, technically called Vespertilio, of the order primates, in Linne's system. The fore feet have the toes connected by a membrane, expanded into a kind of wings, by means of which the animals fly. The species are numerous. Of these, the vampire or Ternate bat inhabits Africa and the Oriental Isles. These animals fly in flocks from isle to isle, obscuring the sun by their numbers. Their wings when extended measure five or six feet. They live on fruits; but are said sometimes to draw blood from persons when asleep. The bats of the northern latitudes are small; they are viviparous and suckle their young. Their skin resembles that of a mouse. They enter houses in pleasant summer evenings, feed upon moths, flies, flesh, and oily substances, and are torpid during the winter.
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