Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pieces of fabric used for stuffing; batting.
- noun Insulation, usually made of fiberglass, that is used chiefly to prevent heat loss and is manufactured in sheets or rolls.
- noun A roll or section of such insulation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
bat , still occasionally used in some senses. Seebat , 10, 11.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Pieces of
fabric orfibre used for stuffing; as forbatting orinsulation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My laptop's batt is lasting around 25% more with Win 7 than it did with vista!
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I lastly was with Curtis among the floatin 'batt'ries,
Son of Mars 1996
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They say th 'enemy driv' our line inteh a devil of a swamp an 'took Hannises' batt'ry. "
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I saw Hannises 'batt'ry off on th' left not more'n fifteen minutes ago. "
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I saw Hannises 'batt'ry off on th' left not more'n fifteen minutes ago. "
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They say th 'enemy driv' our line inteh a devil of a swamp an 'took Hannises' batt'ry. "
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Hannises 'batt'ry was 'long here 'bout a minute ago. "
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Hannises 'batt'ry was 'long here 'bout a minute ago. "
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I saw Hannises 'batt'ry off on th' left not more'n fifteen minutes ago. "
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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They say th 'enemy driv' our line inteh a devil of a swamp an 'took Hannises' batt'ry. "
The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885
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