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Batsman (), n.; pl. Batsmen (). The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in baseball, the batsman is usually called the batter.

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Batter (bătˈtẽr), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battered (bătˈtẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battering.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to abate.]

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    1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, “to batter a wall or rampart”.

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    2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. “Each battered jade.”  Pope.

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    3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.

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Batter, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See Batter, v. t.]
    1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.  King.

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    2. Paste of clay or loam.  Holland.

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    3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

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Batter, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.

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    Batter rule, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.

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Batter, v. i. (Arch.) To slope gently backward.

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Batter (bătˈtẽr), n. The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it is at bat; formerly called the batsman.

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