Bat"tel, n. Etym: [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law)
Definition: A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
Bat"tel, n. Etym: [Of uncertain etymology.]
Definition: Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Bat"tel, v. i.
Definition: To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Bat"tel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]
Definition: To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." Ray.
Bat"tel, a.
Definition: Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
