know B from a battledore

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know B from a battledore

verb knows B from a battledore · knowing B from a battledore · knew B from a battledore · known B from a battledore · know a B from a battledore

archaic To know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence. 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 flin
Similar: know A from B, know one's arse from one's elbow, know one's ass from a hole in the ground

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@misc{know_b_from_a_battledore_2026,
  title = {know B from a battledore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/know%20b%20from%20a%20battledore},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}