Whirlbat
Pronunciation : Whirl"bat`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers. The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be Reserved for C?sar. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913