(obsolete) Belonging to, or resembling, a bat (mammal).
(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.
noun
(Jamaica, UK, Canada, derogatory) A homosexual man.
(West Indian slang, MLE, MTE) The buttocks or anus.
bawty
bawty
noun
(Scotland) A dog.
rybat
rybat
noun
(architecture) A vertical dressed stone beside a door or window.
tabby
tabby
adj
Brindled; diversified in color.
Having a wavy or watered appearance.
noun
(countable) A brindled cat.
(countable, archaic) An old maid or gossip.
(countable, uncountable) A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
(uncountable) A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
verb
(transitive) To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).