Batman
Pronunciation : Bat"man
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Turk. batman.]
Definition : Defn: 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bat"man
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. b packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.]
Definition : Defn: A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay.
pl. Batmen.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913