battner
battner · battners
An oxAn ox.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, slang)An ox.
The cove has hushed the battner; i.e. has killed the ox.
Origin
From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.From batten + -er; so called because beef is apt to batten or fatten those that eat it.
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