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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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