nail bat
nounEtymology From nail + bat.
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Colloquial, Informal, Slang A weapon made by hammering nails into a wooden baseball bat, used for offense or defense.
- Snow was already pivoting, growling his annoyance, nail-bat swinging. I swept my right leg out and connected with his ankles. He toppled flat on his back, air releasing from his lungs in a gasped rush.2010, Kelly Meding, As Lie the Dead:
- Miller, please lead the lady forward. It is time she came to know me. Miller headed down the stone path, adrenaline coursing through his veins much like the witchfire in the walls. Lucy followed, playfully bouncing the nail bat in her hands.2011, Christopher J Proft, Fervent Haight:
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- These include spears, blowguns, rocks, sticks, morning stars, nail bats, punjisticks, torches, bolas, chakras, atlatls, meteor hammers, quarterstaffs, ballistas and slingshots.2011, Allen Smith, Watching Grandma Circle the Drain: