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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BAT, n.4 “A holme, a river island” (Tweedd. 1825 Jam.2). Jam. says used synonymously with Ana.
[Cf. Battock. Cf. bat, Nhb., used on the south side of the Tweed between the town of Berwick and the sea, meaning a heap of stones on which nets were drawn, applied also to the fisheries connected with them, as Davies Bat, etc. (1830 in Archæologia Æliana IV. 307).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bat n.4". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bat_n4>
