bate
noun
[ beɪt ]
• an angry mood.
• "he got into a stinking bate"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from the verb bait ‘torment’, expressing the notion ‘state of a baited person’.
bate
verb
• (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch.
• "the hawks bated and immediately the breeze got in their feathers"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (see also batter1).
