Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tner
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ox.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"The cove has hushed the battner; i.e. has killed the ox."

Etymology

From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: batten

Usage

Inflected Forms

battners (plural)

Questions

What does battner mean?: An ox.
Where does battner come from?: From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.

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