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bat·ter [ báttər ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle bat·tered, present participle bat·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular bat·ters)
Definition:
 
build in receding slope: to build a wall or similar structure in a way that forms an upwardly receding slope



noun  (plural bat·ters)
Definition:
 
receding upward slope: a receding upward slope of the outer face of a wall, hedge, or similar structure

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]
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