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   Bate

   /bāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. an angry mood: informal, dated British "he got into a stinking bate"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from the verb bait ‘torment’, expressing the notion ‘state of a baited person’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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