BATMEN

Noun

batmen

plural of batman

Proper noun

Batmen

plural of Batman

Source: Wiktionary


BATMAN

Bat"man, n. Etym: [Turk. batman.]

Definition: 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.

Bat"man, n.; pl. Batmen. Etym: [F. b packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.]

Definition: A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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