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whirl·bat

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  1. whirlbatnoun

    Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it.

  2. whirlbatnoun

    The cestus of ancient boxers.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whirlbatnoun

    Any thing moved rapidly round to give a blow. It is frequently used by the poets for the ancient cestus.

    Etymology: whirl and bat

    At whirlbat he had slain many, and was now himself slain by Pollux. Roger L'Estrange.

    The whirlbat ’s falling blow they nimbly shun,
    And win the race e’re they begin to run. Thomas Creech, Manil.

    The guardian angels of kingdoms he rejected, as Dares did the whirlbats of Eryx, when they were thrown before him by Entellus. Dryden.

    The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be
    Reserv’d for Cæsar, and ordain’d by me. John Dryden, Virgil.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whirlbatnoun

    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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whirlbat in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whirlbat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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