Battle (&unr_;), a. Fertile. See Battel, a. [Obs.]
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Battle (bătt'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Battled (-tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battling.] [F. batailler, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
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To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. Prior.
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