Batman \Bat"man\ (b[a^]t"m[a^]n), n. [Turk. ba[.t]man.]

A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Batman \Bat"man\ (b[add]"man or b[a^]t"man), n.; pl. Batmen (b[a^]t"men). [F. b[^a]t packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.]

A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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batman

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Batman \Bat"man\, n. [Turk. batman.]

A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds. --Simmonds.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Batman \Bat"man\, n.; pl. Batmen. [F. b[^a]t packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.]

A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. --Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)