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The following 6 entries include the term abat.
blind as a bat
idiomatic phrase: unable to see well : having very poor vision see usage paragraph at blind entry 1
abat-jour
noun: a device (such as a sloping soffit of a lintel or a movable screen) for deflecting daylight downward as it enters a window
abat-sons
noun: a device for throwing sound downward (such as louver boards in a belfry)
abat-vent
noun: a series of sloping boards used (as in a belfry light) to break the wind without obstructing the passage of air or sound
abat-voix
noun: a device for reflecting sound (such as the sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum)
like a bat out of hell
idiom: very quickly
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