bat vs buckram

bat

noun
  • A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting. 

  • A part of a brick with one whole end. 

  • A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket. 

  • A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game. 

  • Rate of motion; speed. 

  • Manner; rate; condition; state of health. 

  • Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous. 

  • A stroke of work. 

  • A rough walking stick. 

  • The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them. 

  • A stroke; a sharp blow. 

  • Shale or bituminous shale. 

  • An old woman. 

verb
  • To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat. 

  • To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. 

  • To flit quickly from place to place. 

  • To flutter 

  • To strike or swipe as though with a bat. 

  • To wink. 

buckram

noun
  • A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. 

  • A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic. 

verb
  • To stiffen with or as if with buckram. 

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