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(1):

(n.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; - called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.

(2):

(n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Baton'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/baton.html. 1828.
 
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