battishadj.
/ˈbatɪʃ/ Befitting a bat, bat-like.
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batty1600
battish1704
bat-likea1711
cheiropteran1835
vespertilian1874
1704 W. Darrell Gentleman Instructed i. 2 Why Men should dote on Shades, and range in obscurity..a Battish Humour.
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adj.1704- to come through the hards
- to come through the heckle pins
- to come through with flying colours
- to come till a person's ear
- to come till a person's ears
- to come to
- to come to a bearing
- to come to a grabble
- to come to a head
- to come to a juddering halt
- to come to a killick
- to come to a person's bow
- to come to a person's ear
- to come to a person's ears
- to come to a person's hands
- to come to a person's mercy
- to come to a person's rescue
- to come to a pinch
- to come to a point
- to come to a pretty pass
- to come to a reckoning
- to come to a screeching halt
- to come to a screeching stop
- to come to a stand
- to come to a standstill