a bat (club used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball) · something used to try to beat down an opponent, like an argument one sees as particularly strong
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English baseballubor. Polish baseball Unadapted borrowing from English…