Battner

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ox. obsolete, slang

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

Example

More examples

"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.

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