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battner

battner noun: an ox.

Noun

battner (plural battners)

  1. (obsolete, slang) An ox.
    • The cove has hushed the battner; i.e. has killed the ox.

Forms of battner

pluralbattners

Origin of battner

From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.

Questions about battner

What does battner mean?
Battner means an ox.
What part of speech is battner?
Battner is a noun.
What is the plural of battner?
The plural of battner is battners.

Words near battner in the dictionary

  1. battlin'
  2. battling
  3. battling it out
  4. battling out
  5. battlings
  6. battner
  7. battners
  8. battological
  9. battologies
  10. battologise
  11. battologised

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