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 Battar,Battersea. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Battels.
 
Rations or “commons” allowed to students at the University of Oxford. (To batten, to feast.)   1
   Battel Bills. Buttery bills at the universities. (See above.)   2
 


 Battar,Battersea. 

 
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