† whirlbatwhorlbatn.

Forms: α. 1500s–1600s whorle-, 1600s whoorl-, 1600s–1700s whorlbat. β. 1600s–1700s whirl(e)bat.

Etymology: Alteration of hurlbat n. by substitution of whirl n. for the first syllable.

Obsolete.

1. Used in the 16th and 17th centuries to render Latin cæstus, which was defined as ‘a weapon with plummettes of leade, vsed in games for exercise’ (Cooper's Thesaurus) and ‘a certain game..among the ancients, wherein they whirled leaden plummets at one another’ (Phillips, 1658); also in renderings of Greek πύξ.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster

whirlbat1565

hurlbat1603

ceste1616

gauntlet1697

glove of death1725

whirly-bat1725

cestus1735

knuckle-duster1858

knuck1897

knuckle-

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ancient cestus

whirlbat1565

hurlbat1603

ceste1616

gauntlet1697

glove of death1725

whirly-bat1725

cestus1735

α.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Cæstus Bellare cæstu, to play as it were at the whorle bat.

1574 Withals' Dict. 51/2 Cæstus, an whorle batte, an instrument of leather couered with leade, to buffet one another.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxvii. 331 All the sort of Rams he armed with crooked hornes,..as if they were gantlets or whorlebats [L. caestus], given them by Nature to thumpe and jurre withall.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiii. 538 Your shoulders must not vndergo the churlish whoorlbats fall [οὐ γὰρ πύξ γε μαχήσεαι].

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xiii. §6. 429 He..compelled all strangers to fight with him, at whorlebattes.

1656 A. Cowley Praise of Pindar in Pindaric Odes Note 3 The Cestus, or Whorle-bats.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 97 The Whorlbat, and the rapid Race, shall be Reserv'd for Cæsar.

β. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xi. 406 Pollux, that exceld, in whirlbat fight [πὺξ ἀγαθὸν Πολυδεύκεα].?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) viii. 285 At wrestling, buffets, whirlbat, speed of race [ἢ πὺξ ζὲ πάλη ἢ καὶ ποσίν].1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas 371 A Plummet, or whirle-bat, that vaulters, leapers, and dauncers vse.1650 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata Found. C. §3 Slain by thee with the whirlbat [L. a te cestu caesum].1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) I. i. xxii. 130 Fencers, inur'd to beating, when bang'd almost to Pulp with Clubs and Whirl-bats [tr. Cicero pugiles caestibus contusi].1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *Dij He rejected them as Dares did the Whirl-bats of Eryx.

2. A club.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun]

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warderera1400

plantc1400

kibble1411

playloomc1440

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rung1491

libberlac1500

waster1533

batonc1550

macana1555

libbet1562

bastinado1574

crab-tree comb1593

tomahawkc1612

billeta1616

wiper1622

batoon1637

gibbeta1640

crab-bat1647

kibbo1688

Indian club1694

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crab-stick1703

bloodwipea1705

bludgeon1730

kierie1731

oaken towel1739

crab1740

shillelagh1772

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whirlbat1791

nulla-nulla1798

waddy1800

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supple1815

mere1820

hurlet1825

knobkerrie1826

blackthorn1829

bastera1833

twig1842

leangle1845

alpeen1847

banger1849

billy1856

thwack-stave1857

clump1868

cosh1869

nulla1878

sap1899

waddy1899

blunt instrument1923

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. vii. 167 Where him his iron whirl~bat [κορύνη] nought avail'd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	whirlbat
释义	† whirlbatwhorlbatn. Forms: α. 1500s–1600s whorle-, 1600s whoorl-, 1600s–1700s whorlbat. β. 1600s–1700s whirl(e)bat. Etymology: Alteration of hurlbat n. by substitution of whirl n. for the first syllable. Obsolete. 1. Used in the 16th and 17th centuries to render Latin cæstus, which was defined as ‘a weapon with plummettes of leade, vsed in games for exercise’ (Cooper's Thesaurus) and ‘a certain game..among the ancients, wherein they whirled leaden plummets at one another’ (Phillips, 1658); also in renderings of Greek πύξ. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster whirlbat1565 hurlbat1603 ceste1616 gauntlet1697 glove of death1725 whirly-bat1725 cestus1735 knuckle-duster1858 knuck1897 knuckle- society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ancient cestus whirlbat1565 hurlbat1603 ceste1616 gauntlet1697 glove of death1725 whirly-bat1725 cestus1735 α. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Cæstus Bellare cæstu, to play as it were at the whorle bat. 1574 Withals' Dict. 51/2 Cæstus, an whorle batte, an instrument of leather couered with leade, to buffet one another. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xi. xxxvii. 331 All the sort of Rams he armed with crooked hornes,..as if they were gantlets or whorlebats [L. caestus], given them by Nature to thumpe and jurre withall. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiii. 538 Your shoulders must not vndergo the churlish whoorlbats fall [οὐ γὰρ πύξ γε μαχήσεαι]. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xiii. §6. 429 He..compelled all strangers to fight with him, at whorlebattes. 1656 A. Cowley Praise of Pindar in Pindaric Odes Note 3 The Cestus, or Whorle-bats. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 97 The Whorlbat, and the rapid Race, shall be Reserv'd for Cæsar. View more context for this quotation β. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) xi. 406 Pollux, that exceld, in whirlbat fight [πὺξ ἀγαθὸν Πολυδεύκεα].?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) viii. 285 At wrestling, buffets, whirlbat, speed of race [ἢ πὺξ ζὲ πάλη ἢ καὶ ποσίν].1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas 371 A Plummet, or whirle-bat, that vaulters, leapers, and dauncers vse.1650 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata Found. C. §3 Slain by thee with the whirlbat [L. a te cestu caesum].1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) I. i. xxii. 130 Fencers, inur'd to beating, when bang'd almost to Pulp with Clubs and Whirl-bats [tr. Cicero pugiles caestibus contusi].1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. Dij He rejected them as Dares did the Whirl-bats of Eryx. 2. A club. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] sowelc893 treec893 cudgelc897 stinga900 bat?c1225 sticka1275 clubc1275 truncheon14.. bourdonc1325 bastona1400 warderera1400 plantc1400 kibble1411 playloomc1440 hurlbatc1450 ploykc1450 rung1491 libberlac1500 waster1533 batonc1550 macana1555 libbet1562 bastinado1574 crab-tree comb1593 tomahawkc1612 billeta1616 wiper1622 batoon1637 gibbeta1640 crab-bat1647 kibbo1688 Indian club1694 batterdasher1696 crab-stick1703 bloodwipea1705 bludgeon1730 kierie1731 oaken towel1739 crab1740 shillelagh1772 knobstick1783 pogamogganc1788 whirlbat1791 nulla-nulla1798 waddy1800 kevel1807 supple1815 mere1820 hurlet1825 knobkerrie1826 blackthorn1829 bastera1833 twig1842 leangle1845 alpeen1847 banger1849 billy1856 thwack-stave1857 clump1868 cosh1869 nulla1878 sap1899 waddy1899 blunt instrument1923 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad* in Iliad & Odyssey I. vii. 167 Where him his iron whirl~bat [κορύνη] nought avail'd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1565
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