Time was you Batted a young smart aleck down, told him to go get dry behind the ears before he shot off his mouth.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
On my soul, I don't believe old Het so much as Batted her eye, though the revelation must have been as sudden as a mule-kick in the ribs.
"Dixie Hart"
Will N. Harben
A succession of spitting and crackling sounds poured from him as he Batted his lunatic face to the view-ports to peer outside.
"Master of the Moondog"
Stanley Mullen