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To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.
Paste of clay or loam.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
To slope gently backward.
One who wields a bat; a batsman.
of Batter
One who, or that which, batters.
of Battery
of Batter
A train of artillery for siege operations.
An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places.
A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally.
A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously.
A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.
An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.
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.
The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down.
The pitcher and catcher together.