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battner

battner

English

Noun

battner ‎(plural battners)

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

References

  • Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Etymology

So called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.

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