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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1512, 1596
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Batter, v.1 Also: battir, bater. [e.m.E. batter, ME. bater, OF. batre.] intr. and tr. To strike with repeated blows or heavy missiles.a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 883 (batteris on baldly). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 52 (for battering at the study); lii. 19 (weill batterit with ane barrow tram). 1596 Dalr. II. 144/4 (the castelis … he battiris to the ground).
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