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whirlbat
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whirlbat, n.
Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers. [1913 Webster]
"The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be
Reserved for Cæsar." [1913 Webster]
Reserved for Cæsar." [1913 Webster]
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