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baton
ˈbat(ə)n/Submit
noun
noun: baton; plural noun: batons
a short stick or something resembling one, in particular:
a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
synonyms: stick, rod, staff, wand, bar
"the conductor stopped the orchestra with a tap of his baton"
ATHLETICS
a short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
a long stick carried and twirled by a drum major.
a police officer's truncheon.
synonyms: truncheon, club, cudgel, bludgeon, stick, bat, mace; More
a staff of office or authority, especially one carried by a field marshal.
HERALDRY
a narrow bend truncated at each end.
a short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch.
one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to wands in others.
I'd call it a Scaffold Board!
Ok smart arse, I got my batons mixed up with my battens, live with it!!! (hope this comes across the way it was meant to ie in a funny ha ha or funny he he way!)
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Could the above class you as a daft bat - on then VC?
Why do they call it a baton when everybody knows its a plank?
A daft BATTEN our VC!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Shame you don't want to grow fruit, it lends itself to a perfect espalier fruit tree.
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