BATON à meche, a lint-stock. See BOUTE-FEU.

BATON de flamme, the stick which spreads the inner part of a pendent.

BATON degirouëtte, the spindle or flag-staff upon which the vane turns, at the mast-head.

BATON de justice, a cobbing-board.

BATON de pavillon, or d'enseigne, the flag-staff, or ensign-staff.

BATON de vodel, or de guispon, the handle of a long tar-brush or pitch-mop.

BATONÉE d'eau, the quantity of water thrown out by a ship's pump at each stroke of the brake or handle.

BATTANT de pavillon, the fluttering or waving of an ensign, as it flies in the wind.

BATTANT, fly of the ensign.

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