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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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Shale or bituminous shale. |
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A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables;
batting. |
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A part of a brick with one whole end. |
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To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat. |
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To use a bat, as in a game of baseball. |
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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. |