In falconry, to bate is, for a falconry bird tethered by the jesses, to attempt to fly; a bird hanging from the jesses is said to be "in a bate"
In colloquial and especially schoolboy usage, a bate is a rage; an angry child may be "in a bate" or "batey" (presumably derived from falconry).
In tannery, bate is a substance, often made from fermented animal dung, used to remove hair and the outer protein layer from the hide. Using it is called "bating".
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BOSTON (AP) — Sharon Lokedi batió el récord del recorrido del Maratón de Boston, y su compatriota keniano John Korir emuló a su hermano como campeón de la carrera en un lunes en el que la ciudad celebró el aniversario ... .
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