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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Batman

/(băt"măn)/ · Bat·man · IPA /ˈbæt.mən/
01 n. A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth o…
  1. 1.
    A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.
02 n. A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.
pl. Batmen ((băt"men))
  1. 1.
    A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.