bullbat

[ bool-bat ]

Origin of bullbat

1
1830–40, Americanism; said to be so called from the noise it makes when flying. See bull1, bat2

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British Dictionary definitions for bullbat

bullbat

/ (ˈbʊlˌbæt) /


noun
  1. another name for nighthawk (def. 1)

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