English Dictionary

bate

/beɪt/

noun

An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. / A vat which contains this liquid.

He swung the bate and hit the ball out of the park.

意味（1）

An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.

The process of unliming hides and skins in tanning has been a slow and disgusting one, consisting in soaking the skins in a bath of manure in water, called bate.

意味（2）

A vat which contains this liquid.