"batterfang" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: batterfangs [present, singular, third-person], batterfanging [participle, present], batterfanged [participle, past], batterfanged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} batterfang (third-person singular simple present batterfangs, present participle batterfanging, simple past and past participle batterfanged)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To attack with one's fists and nails; to batter and claw. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-batterfang-en-verb-PZ6QONlx Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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