English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Batter
(v. t.)
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it
inwardly and spread it outwardly.
Batter
(v. t.)
A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour,
eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
Batter
(v. t.)
Paste of clay or loam.
Batter
(v. t.)
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
Batter
(n.)
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank;
receding slope.
Batter
(v. i.)
To slope gently backward.
Batter
(n.)
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
Battered
(imp. & p. p.)
of Batter
Batterer
(n.)
One who, or that which, batters.
Batteries
(pl. )
of Battery
Battering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Batter
A train of artillery for siege operations.
Battering-ram
(n.)
An engine used in ancient times to beat down the
walls of besieged places.
Battering-ram
(n.)
A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked
horizontally.
Battery
(v. t.)
A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that
they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
Battery
(v. t.)
A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for
crushing ores containing the precious metals.
Battery
(v. t.)
An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
Battery
(v. t.)
A number of similar machines or devices in position; an
apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of
boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.
Battery
(v. t.)
The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up
and down.
Battery
(v. t.)
The pitcher and catcher together.