n. [ F. bâton. See Baston. ]
He held the baton of command. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr.
With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Sp. zapaton, a large shoe, F. sabot a wooden shoe. ] A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part of the sixteenth century in both military and civil dress. [ 1913 Webster ]