batt

or bat

[ bat ]

/ bæt /

noun

a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.

Words nearby batt

bats in one's belfry, have, bats-in-the-belfry, bats-wing coral-tree, batshit, batsman, batt, batt., battailous, battalia, battalion, battani

Origin of batt

First recorded in 1830–40; special use of bat¹

Definition for batt (2 of 2)

batt.

battalion.

battery.

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Examples from the Web for batt

The danger I'll run is only from being caught and sent to the penal battalion—the awful 'Batt d'Aff.'
A Soldier of the Legion|C. N. Williamson
As the portions of mounted corps were continually employed, the work which fell on the detachment, 1st Batt.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
"This young man appears to have some trace of common-sense," said Mrs. Batt.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers
Two scientific gentlemen from New York requested permission to join this expedition, but Mrs. Batt refused them.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers

This little book does not profess to be in any way a history of the Ulster Division, nor even of the 11th Batt.
With the Ulster Division in France|Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels

British Dictionary definitions for batt

batt

/ (bæt) /

noun

textiles another word for batting (def. 1)

Australian and NZ a slab-shaped piece of insulating material used in building houses

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batt

or bat

noun

Words related to batt

Words nearby batt

Origin of batt

Definition for batt (2 of 2)

Examples from the Web for batt

British Dictionary definitions for batt

noun