batta (countable and uncountable, plural battas)
(India, dated) An exchange rate.
(India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
(India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
• Tha Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China, and Australasia (volume 28)
• at bat, at-bat
Source: Wiktionary
Bat"ta, n. Etym: [Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.]
Definition: Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth.
Bat"ta, n. Etym: [Hind. ba.]
Definition: Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
