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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Abbrev. from

debatable

Disputable.

[Obs.]

☞ The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or debatable ground.

Adj.

[See Bate and Debate.] Disputable. The land between England and Scotland, which, when the kingdoms were distinct, was 57

a subject of contention, was called batable ground.