Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
baton and batten.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
batten , andbaton .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
batten . - noun Alternative form of
baton .
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Examples
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Suzy activated my old email acct … tell jeff not to worry … sent test email to you … reply if get it … call me thru atlanta if necessary … be back in batton rouge tomorrow w/nbc
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From a reliable Iranian on Twitter: "special guards confronted with people, attacked them with batton dispersed them into small ally ways"
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Mind you Usain Bolt could probably drop the batton, pick it up and still win.
Archive 2008-08-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Obama's rejection of another debate is perfectly understandable to all, but I think Gary Cohen's blog calling for a more proactive Obama on other hot news issues would help him grab that damned batton away from her.
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Your body doesn't realize it's no longer in mortal danger when you're stressed, so it releases hormones that quell digestion, horde fat stores and batton down the hatches for some trauma such as starvation, flight or fight.
Danielle Cavallucci: In Praise Of Pregnant Sex: 8 Reasons Why It's So Good For You and Your Baby 2009
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Tony Juniper stressed the need for those who are involved with NGO's or communities groups to take the batton to the polling stations and VOTE GREEN.
PACKED MEETING AT LAUNCH OF GREENS’ EURO ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2009
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From a reliable Iranian on Twitter: "special guards confronted with people, attacked them with batton dispersed them into small ally ways"
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Tony Juniper stressed the need for those who are involved with NGO's or communities groups to take the batton to the polling stations and VOTE GREEN.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The batton for the next round of hosting lands at EC's WBB-Microwave, so hope to see you all there!
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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The batton for the next round of hosting lands at EC's WBB-Microwave, so hope to see you all there!
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