| Batter (batter) |
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| v. t. | (b t"t r) |
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| Bat"ter |
| [imp. *** p. p. Battered (-t&etilde]rd); p.
pr. *** vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF.
batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L.
batuere to strike, beat] of |
To beat with successive blows; to beat
repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to
batter a wall or rampart.
To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard
usage.
To flatten (metal) by
hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
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A semi-
liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten
together and used in cookery.
Paste of clay or loam.
A bruise on the face of a
plate or of type in the form.
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A backward slope in the face
of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
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| Batter (batter) |
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| v. i. | |
|---|
| Bat"ter |
|
To slope
gently backward.
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One who wields a bat; a
batsman.
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