Băt'ful, a.

a. [O. Eng. bat, increase, Icel. bati, amelioration, batna, to grow better, A-S. bet, better, Goth. ga-batnan, to profit, Dan. baade, gain, profit. See BATTEL and BATTEN, and cf. BETTER.] Rich; fertile. [Obs.] “Batful valleys.” Drayton.