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(bt"mn), n.[Turk. baman.] 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. Bat"man (b"man or bt"man), n.; pl. Batmen (-men). [F. bt packsaddle + E. man. Cf. Bathorse.] A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Macaulay. スポンサード リンク
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