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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Battis, n. pl. Also: battes, bates, bats. [e.m.E. bottes, of unknown origin.] The bots in horses; a colic or other intestinal disorder. —a1605 Montg. Flyt. 310 (H).
The bleirring battes [T. battis, Hart bates] and the baneschaw 1698 Foulis Acc. Bk. 241.
For the bassie hors curing of the bats or painpiss
