† batlern.

Forms: in modern edd. of Shakespeare batlet.

Etymology: < battle v.⁴ + -er suffix¹; or ? diminutive < bat n.² + -let suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Probably, a ‘beetle’ for battling clothes: see battle v.⁴

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > implement for beating clothes

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a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iv. 46 And I remember the kissing of her batler.

1865 Reader 29 Apr. 481/3 I lately picked up in an old house in Yorkshire a ‘batlet,’ such as Touchstone kissed when in love.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	batler
释义	† batlern. Forms: in modern edd. of Shakespeare batlet. Etymology: < battle v.⁴ + -er suffix¹; or ? diminutive < bat n.² + -let suffix. Obsolete. rare. Probably, a ‘beetle’ for battling clothes: see battle v.⁴ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > implement for beating clothes battledorec1440 washing-beetlec1440 wash-beetlea1575 batting-staff1611 batlera1616 posser1764 batting-log1798 paddle1884 washing bat1898 a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iv. 46 And I remember the kissing of her batler. 1865 Reader 29 Apr. 481/3 I lately picked up in an old house in Yorkshire a ‘batlet,’ such as Touchstone kissed when in love.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1616
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