WHIRLBAT
Noun
whirlbat (plural whirlbats)
(archaic) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.
(archaic, poetic) The cestus of ancient boxers.
Source: Wiktionary
Whirl"bat`, n.
Definition: Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers. The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for Cæsar. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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