Question 1

What does the French word "batte" mean?

Accepted Answer

Tool used for beating, compacting, or treading, with a shape that varies depending on the trade.
Wooden board used for beating and flattening the ground.
Long stick used to hit the ball in certain sports, such as baseball and cricket.
Piece of wood, wrapped with a strap and equipped with a handle, used to beat tiles and sandstone to make cement.
Harlequin's wooden sword.
Large mallet used for bass drums and other similar percussion instruments.
Small bench on which laundresses beat laundry.
Wooden mallet with a long handle used by coopers to pop out the bung of a cask by striking around it.
Tool used to insert the cork into the bottle neck.
In the game of real tennis, the part of the racket that strikes and receives the ball.
Stick used to grind colors by paper marblers.
Rod used by upholsterers to card wool and stuffing.
Action of beating gold or silver to reduce it into thin sheets.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "batte"?

Accepted Answer

from 'battre' (to beat).

Question 3

What is the plural of the French word "batte"?

Accepted Answer

battes

batte

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