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Entry 5 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Battel

· Bat·tel · IPA
01 n. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
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    A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.(Old Eng. Law) See: Wager
02 n. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.
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    Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
03 v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.
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    To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
04 v. t. To make fertile.
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    To make fertile.[Obs.]
05 a. Fertile; fruitful; productive.
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    Fertile; fruitful; productive.[Obs.]
    “A battel soil for grain, for pasture good.” — Fairfax.