01 n. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.
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A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.“The powerful betty, or the artful picklock.” — Arbuthnot.
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A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.
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A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask.[U. S.] Also: Florence flask