bullbat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bullbat
1830–40, said to be so called from the noise it makes when flying. See bull 1, bat 2
Example Sentences
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Through the summer, in bullbat sessions and public meetings at the 21-nation Conference in Paris, Byrnes talked well and vigorously.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such a talk Jimmy Byrnes calls a "bullbat session."
From Time Magazine Archive
At first Byrnes set too much store by the bullbat session.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was on my feet, grunting like a bullbat.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The heavy cry of the bullbat fell from far above, and looking up quickly for a sight of his winnowing wings under the vast purpling vault she beheld the earliest stars.
From The Mettle of the Pasture by Allen, James Lane
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