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whirlbat

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  1. 1. n. Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers. Source: opted
  2. 2. Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers. The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for Cæsar. Dryden. Source: webster
  3. 3. Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or toaugment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancientboxers.The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for Cæsar. Dryden. Source: adambom

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