Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bat used in the game of trap-ball.
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Examples
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The next time I wrote home to my father, modestly implying that I was short of cash, that a trap-bat would be acceptable, and that the favorite goddess amongst the boys (whether Greek or Roman was very immaterial) was Diva Moneta, I felt a glow of classical pride in signing myself "your affectionate Peisistratos."
The Caxtons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The next time I wrote home to my father, modestly implying that I was short of cash, that a trap-bat would be acceptable, and that the favorite goddess amongst the boys (whether Greek or Roman was very immaterial) was Diva Moneta, I felt a glow of classical pride in signing myself "your affectionate Peisistratos."
The Caxtons — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Peisistratos continued to write exercises, and a second letter from Pisistratus was followed by the trap-bat.
The Caxtons — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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a second letter from Pisistratus was followed by the trap-bat.
The Caxtons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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