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Meaning of know B from a battledore | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence.

Examples

“Euery man can ſay Bee to a Battledore, and vvrite in prayſe of Vertue, and the ſeuen Liberall Sciences, threſh corne out of the full ſheaues, and fetch ⟳ vvater out of the Thames; but out of drie ſtubble to make ⟳ an after harueſt, and a plentifull croppe vvithout ſovving, and vvring iuice out of a flint, thats Pierce a Gods name ⟳, and the right tricke of a workman.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

know back to front know backwards know ball know beans about know better know every trick in the book

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