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bathorse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1857 Washington Irving, Life Of George Washington Vol IV About ten o’clock the wagons and bat horses laden with Indian corn were returning, covered by a party of infantry, with Tarleton and his dragoons as a rear-guard.

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History

Etymology

From French bat (“packsaddle”) (compare cheval de bat (“packhorse”)) + English horse. See bastard and batman.