bat | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

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bat
băt, a comic word formed to parody the conj. at: Ps. Potin aliam rem ut cures? Cali. At. Ps. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Bat
·noun Shale or bituminous shale. II. Bat ·add. ·noun A stroke of work. III. Bat ·noun A part of a ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Bat
The Hebrew word (atalleph') so rendered (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18) implies "flying in the dark." The ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
bat
A low whore: so called from moving out like bats in the dusk of the evening. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bat
, or sea-bat An Anglo-Saxon term for boat or vessel. Also a broad-bodied thoracic fish, with a sma...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Bat
(Leviticus 11:19; 14:18) Many travellers have noticed the immense numbers of bats that are found in ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bat printing
·- A mode of printing on glazed ware. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Sea bat
·- ·see Batfish (a). ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bat-fish
n. The name in England is given to afish of the family Maltheidae. It is also applied tothe Flying ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
sea-bat
See bat ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bat-swain
An Anglo-Saxon expression for boatswain. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bat-ward
An old term for a boat-keeper. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
bat and forage
A regulated allowance in money and forage to officers in the field. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book