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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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bat1 club, stout stick OE.; implement for striking ball in games XVIII. Late OE.
batt ‘clava’ some uses poss. from (O)F.
batte (f.
battre beat).
Hence, or directly — (O)F.
battre,
bat vb. XV; in the sense ‘wink (the eyelids)’ perh. a var. of
BATE.
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Bats aren't really all that spooky
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 10/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...migrates. Evening bat --- Roosts in buildings; migrates. Bats naturally roost in...and returns to the bat's ears. Echolocation is unique to bats, and some species...will attract other bats if the area is not properly cleaned. If bat droppings are present...
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Bats.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 9/27/1995; 700+ words
; ...have heard expressions like - "blind as a bat," "bats in the belfry," or "ding-bat." Bats are interesting and unusual animals that are often misunderstood. Bat Facts Although bats can fly, they are not at all like birds...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)")
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Bats fly at night.(Science)
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin); 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Bats hang upside down. This bat eats fruit. Bats sleep during the day. These...for food at night. This bat eats bugs. Some bats live in attics or barns...to cut out and color the bat shape. Display the bats near the Big Issue. Poems...
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Bats are beautiful // At long last conservationists are going to bat for the `evil' bat
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/14/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...ears and fangs. But not all bats are ugly. A fruit bat has a cute puppy-dog face...night. In rain forests, many bats eat fruit. Seeds get distributed through bat droppings, which provide fertilizer. Other bats eat nectar, as bees do...
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Bats an unlikely tool for teaching Bible
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 9/14/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...house or attic, what to do if a bat bites you, bats in the Bible, a variety of bat...purchased a pair of Egyptian fruit bats, and performed bat research in Arizona with Bat...yes, Sharon has been bitten by bats. Bat-based ministry Eventually...
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BATS Exchange Reports Market Share Results in the US and Europe for April.(Financial report)
Business Wire; 5/6/2009; 700+ words
; BATS Exchange Earns 10.01% Matched Market Share; BATS Europe Reaches One-Day Market Share Highs Near 4% in FTSE...DAX and AEX Indices KANSAS CITY, Mo. & LONDON -- BATS Global Markets, an innovative global financial markets technology...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BATS ARE A BALL FOR PEST-CHASER WHO LOVES FURRY FLYING CRITTERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...is a peak time for bat activity -- specifically...little and big brown bats, which are the species...Health Department's bat policies are inhumane...maintains that many bats are being needlessly...has a soft spot for bats. Often referred to by customers as ``the Bat Man,'' he ...
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BATS Exchange Earns Record 11.39% Matched Market Share in February, Passes NYSE Floor in Dollar Value Traded for Month.
Business Wire; 3/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...Record of 12.14% KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- BATS Exchange earned 11.39% of US matched...equity market behind NYSE and Nasdaq. BATS also recorded a new one-day record matched...rankings among top global equity markets, BATS again maintains a strong third place after...
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Bats Postage Stamps Make Their Debut in Austin.
PR Newswire; 9/14/2002; 700+ words
; ...Wildlife Federation and Bat Conservation International...promote the American Bats stamps and National...agave. The long-nosed bat is one of six endangered species of bats in the continental United States. Twenty other bat species may be listed...
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Bats striking out: breaking bats and a wood-eating pest spell serious trouble for baseball.(EARTH: TREES)
Magazine article from: Science World; 4/6/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...At recent games, a bat fragment fractured...unconscious. Broken bats have always been part...to help keep maple bats in play. "Every bat was inspected closely...season, part of the bat-making process will...a small ink dot on bats. The stain allows...
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bat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...captivity. Special Characteristics Bat Flight Bats are the only mammals capable...leaves them helpless. Types of Bats The bat order is divided on anatomical...pollen. The insect-eating bats include the smallest bat species. Despite the name...
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Bats
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...hypothesis that all of the bats evolved from a common ancestor. Most bat scientists believe that bats evolved from tree-dwelling...to aid an echolocating bat in determining the horizontal...target. Like many birds, bats pass the food they have...
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Baseball Bat
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...shorter, lighter bats to smash balls into...seats. Aaron's bat measured 35 inches...hits in three at-bats using the new bat. And the rest, as...for custom-made bats from other players...his father to add bat manufacturing to the...
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vampire bat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
vampire bat name for the blood-drinking bats of the family Desmodontidae...poison and release it; when the bat returns to its roost the poison will be licked by other bats. Members of another bat family, the Megadermatidae...
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Bat Industries Plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Bat Industries Plc Windsor House 50 Victoria Street...sseldorf Basle Zurich Paris Brussels Geneva BAT Industries, a tobacco-based conglomerate...It was from these two tobacco companies that BAT, which today deals all over the world not...
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