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1 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) upp á eigin spÿtur -
2 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) knatttré; spaði; kylfa2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) slá2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) slá, kÿla•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) leðurblaka- batty
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