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Similar words: bacon · baron · bathos · batten · bat down · -ton · Aaron · Gabon · Saxon · aeon
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baton

 1 noun short stickbata masc4  c m umaide masc4  c m u 2 noun POLICE truncheonsmachtín masc4  c m u 3 noun MUSbaitín masc4  c m u 4 noun ATH, MILbata masc4  c m ubaton change seachadadh an bhata
phrases

to pass (on) the baton to sb

 (also

to hand (on) the baton to sb

) an fhreagracht a thabhairt do dhuinean fhreagracht a fhágáil ar dhuine

to take (up) the baton

 dul i gceannasshe's taken up the baton tá sí tar éis dul i gceannasI'll be taking the baton from him mé féin ag thiocfaidh ina áit

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