bat-swain

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• Swain

  ·noun A <<Servant>>. II. Swain ·noun A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; ·esp., a cuntry...

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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 ...

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• 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

  to bat the eyes, to wink. Derb. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England 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. ...

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• Sea bat

  ·- ·see Batfish (a). ...

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• 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-ward

  An old term for a boat-keeper. ...

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• bat and forage

  A regulated allowance in money and forage to officers in the field. ...

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