† ˈbatie-bum, -bummil Sc. Obs.
An inactive helpless fellow; a useless bungler.
| a 1550 Christis Kirke Gr. 131 He muddlit thame doun lyk ony myss, He wes na baity bummil. 1572 A. Arbuthnot Mis. Pure Scolar, Bot thane am I comptit ane batie-bum, And all men thinks a play me till injure. |