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whirlbat

whirlbat noun: anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.

Noun

whirlbat (plural whirlbats)

  1. (archaic) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.
  2. (archaic, poetic) The cestus of ancient boxers.

Forms of whirlbat

pluralwhirlbats

Questions about whirlbat

What does whirlbat mean?
Whirlbat means anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.
What part of speech is whirlbat?
Whirlbat is a noun.
What is the plural of whirlbat?
The plural of whirlbat is whirlbats.

Words near whirlbat in the dictionary

  1. whirl bone
  2. whirl-bone
  3. whirl-bones
  4. whirlabout
  5. whirlabouts
  6. whirlbat
  7. whirlbats
  8. whirlblast
  9. whirlblasts
  10. whirlbone
  11. whirlbones

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