Although it’s a bit archaic, where does “bate” in the sense of “a bad mood” fit in, e.g. “he was in a fearful bate last night”?
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Moley:
April 14th, 2015 at 8:28 am
Although it’s a bit archaic, where does “bate” in the sense of “a bad mood” fit in, e.g. “he was in a fearful bate last night”?