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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.
Quotation dates: 1834, 1902
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BAT, v.3, pa.t. of bite. [bɑt]Sc. 1834 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) IV. 84:
The mad body . . . bat Watty o' Ettrick Pen!Hdg. 1902 J. Lumsden Toorle, etc. 240:
“The Auld Boy” bat his lips.
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