1.A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
2.In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.
3.A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
4.A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.
5.(Mining) Shale or bituminous shale.
6.A stroke; a sharp blow. (Colloq. or Slang)
7.A stroke of work. (Scot. & Prov. Eng.)
8.Rate of motion; speed. (Colloq.) "A vast host of fowl... making at full bat for the North Sea."
9.A spree; a jollification. (Slang, U. S.)
10.Manner; rate; condition; state of health. (Scot. & Prov. Eng.)
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