battner

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noun

An ox.

“The cove has hushed the battner; i.e. has killed the ox.”

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Meanings

nounbattner (plural battners)

plural battners

  1. obsoleteslangAn ox.

    The cove has hushed the battner; i.e. has killed the ox.

Origin

From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

battner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battner

MLA

“battner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battner.

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