Bat, v. t. & i. 1.
To bate or flutter, as a hawk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. To wink. [Local, U. S. & Prov
Eng.]
||Bat (?), n. [Siamese.] Same as
Tical, n., 1.
Bat, n. [Corrupt. from OE. back,
backe, balke; cf. Dan. aften-bakke (aften
evening), Sw. natt-backa (natt night), Icel. leðr-
blaka (leðr leather), Icel. blaka to
flutter.] (Zoöl.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of
flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched
between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small
and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
Silent bats in drowsy clusters cling.
Goldsmith.
Bat tick (Zoöl.), a wingless,
dipterous insect of the genus Nycteribia, parasitic on
bats.
Bat, v. i. To use a bat, as in a game of
baseball.
Bat, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Batted (băt"tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Batting.] To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to
beat. Holland.
Bat, n. 1. In
badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.
2. A stroke; a sharp blow. [Colloq. or
Slang]
3. A stroke of work. [Scot. & Prov.
Eng.]
4. Rate of motion; speed. [Colloq.] "A
vast host of fowl . . . making at full bat for the North Sea."
Pall Mall Mag.
5. A spree; a jollification. [Slang, U.
S.]
6. Manner; rate; condition; state of
health. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Bat (băt), n. [OE. batte,
botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat,
bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F. batte a beater (thing),
wooden sword, battre to beat.]
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. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale.
Kirwan.
3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or
comfortables; batting.
4. A part of a brick with one whole end.
Bat bolt (Machinery), a bolt barbed or
jagged at its butt or tang to make it hold the more firmly.
Knight.