Baton vs Batton?

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Looking in the dictionary baton would seem to be correct, but there are references to batton that just tell you to look up baton. Was Batton ever the correct spelling and if so under what culture?

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I wonder if "batton" was more of a nautical term - as in "batton down the hatches"...?

Since most (none of?) dictionaries do not recognize the verb tense of the word baton, grammatical guidelines need to be invoked. So, if someone says, "I used a baton and my knife to split some kindling" there is a problem if what the speaker wants to say is, "I batonned some kindling for a fire". This causes the "spell check error" to raises it's ugly head illustrating the need to update the operative dictionary.
 
What kind of dictionaries do you have ? I've kept a 1935 F&W because it has terms no longer used .
Baton is a French word meaning stick or staff which could be used as a weapon or badge of rank .Or name of a city - Baton Rouge !
 
mete said:
What kind of dictionaries do you have ? I've kept a 1935 F&W because it has terms no longer used .
Baton is a French word meaning stick or staff which could be used as a weapon or badge of rank .Or name of a city - Baton Rouge !
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I specified the VERB application of "baton" not the noun application.
 
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