batwing

[bat-wing]

bat·wing

[bat-wing]
adjective
1.
formed, shaped, etc., in the manner of a bat's wing or wings.
2.
(of a garment or part of a garment) resembling or conceived of as resembling the wing or wings of a bat, as a loose long sleeve (batwing sleeve) having a deep armhole and a tight wrist.

Origin:
1955–60; bat2 + wing
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Batwing is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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batwing (ˈbætˌwɪŋ)
 
adj
shaped like the wings of a bat, as a black tie, collar, etc

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