băt, a comic word formed to parody the
conj. at: Ps. Potin aliam rem ut cures? Cali. At. Ps. Bat. Cali. Crucior, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 6 Lorenz ad loc.; cf.: at enim... bat enim, id. Ep. 1, 1, 86 (95).
·noun Shale or bituminous shale. II. Bat ·add. ·noun A stroke of work. III. Bat ·noun A part of a ...
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