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▪ I. blatter, v.|ˈblætə(r)|
Also 6–7 blotter.
[In sense 1, ad. L. blaterāre to talk idly, babble, prate, perhaps partly through F. blatérer. But the use of the word is probably largely influenced by its phonetic suggestiveness of forcible and repeated noise: cf. batter, chatter, clatter, patter, and bl-words expressing impetus, like blow, blash, blast.]
1. intr. To speak or prate volubly. (Also with it.)
a1555Latimer Serm. & Rem. (1845) 358 Procuring also certain preachers to blatter against me. 1579Fulke Heskins' Parl. 224 Boyes and girles can blatter it against Christes presence in the sacrament. 1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 193 If peradventure it [the tongue]..will blatter out and not tarrie within, we might bite it. 1656Cromwell Lett. & Sp. (Carl.) Sp. 17 Sept., It is to be clamoured at, and blottered at. 1865Pusey Eiren. 375 They blatter..that the Church forms new dogmas at will.
b. trans. Often with out, abroad.
1556Abp. Parker Psalter xciv. 294 They blatter out euen what they list. 1590C. S. Right Relig. 16 Hee blottereth out his owne traditions. 1615Chapman Odyss. Ep. Ded. 51 What the brazen head Blatters abroad. 1645G. Daniel Poems Wks. II. 101 Noe matter tho' Ignorance blatter Follie. 1705Hickeringill Priest-Cr. ii. ii. 21 Be not rash with thy Mouth, to blatter out any thing before God.
2. intr. To hurry or rush with clattering noise. (Sc.)
1790A. Wilson To W. Mitchell Poet. Wks. (1846) 113 Down the brae, It blatter't wi' a blash I' the burn that day. 1840Hogg Tales & Sk. VI 53 Maxwell's feet blattered down the lowest stair. 1862J. Brown Horæ Subsec. Ser. iii. (1882) 202 The snow blattered in his face.
▪ II. blatter, n. Sc.|ˈblætə(r)|
[f. prec.]
A volley of clattering words, or sound of rapid motion.
1816Scott Antiq. ix, ‘Oot cam sic a blatter o' Latin about his lugs, that poor Rab Tull..was clean overwhelmed.’ 1865Livingstone Zambesi x. 211 Hundreds of turtle doves rise, with great blatter of wing. |