"on the batter" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (slang) Engaged in prostitution. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-on_the_batter-en-prep_phrase-6SToByTc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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