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(flying mammal) Any of the flying mammals of the order (order), usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. +

(old woman, derogatorily) (derogatory) An old woman.

(club) A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

A player rated according to skill in batting.

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.Sidney J. Baker, ''The Australian Language'', second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 242 +

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

A part of a brick with one whole end.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

(dialect) A stroke of work.

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

(dated) A spree; a jollification; a binge, jag.

(dialect) Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

(Sussex) A rough walking stick.A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect. W.D. ParrishA Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and Provincialisms. W. D. Parish and W.F. Shaw

To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

(take a turn at hitting)To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

(obsolete) To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To flutter

(dialect) To wink.

(usually with ‘around’ or ‘about’) To flit quickly from place to place.

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

(Thai currency)

(MLE) (t=buttocks or anus)

(obsolete) A child's shoe without a welt.

(obsolete) A boot that is badly made or in poor condition.