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   bate

   /beɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch: "the hawks bated and immediately the breeze got in their feathers"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (see also batter1).

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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