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batman
CIDE DICTIONARY
batman, n. [Turk. ba.].
A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
batman, n. [F. b packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.].
A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
batman, n. (pl. -men) Mil. an attendant serving an officer.
Etymology
OF bat, bast f. med.L bastum pack-saddle + MAN
THESAURUS
batman
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Provision
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