Definition for BAT'MAN

BAT'MAN, n.

A weight used in Smyrna, of six okes, each of 400 drams; equal to 16 lbs. 6 oz. 15 dr. – English. BA-TOON' or BAT'ON, n. [Fr. bâton, from baston. See Baste.] A staff or club; a marshal's staff; a truncheon; a badge of military honors. – Johnson.

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