Bat″a‐ble (�), a. [Abbrev. from debatable.] Disputable.
☞ The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or debatable ground.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.