battels
(obsolete, UK, school slang) A small sum of money given to pupils.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete, UK, school slang) A small sum of money given to pupils.
Every boy had a shilling a week pocket-money, which we called battels, and which was advanced to us out of the pocket of the second master. On one awful day the second master announced to me that my battels would be stopped.
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