(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:03:55

Bat"ful (?), a. [Icel. bati amelioration, batna to grow better; akin to AS. bet better. Goth. ga-batnan to profit. 255. Cf. Batten, v. i., Better.]

Rich; fertile.

[Obs.] "Batful valleys."

Drayton.

 

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