bate
The origin and history of bate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an apheretic form of abaten, which came from Old French abatre (“to knock down”).
The origin and history of bate.
Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an apheretic form of abaten, which came from Old French abatre (“to knock down”).
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