Bantam

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(thing) by Albert Herring (16.5 hr) Mon Jan 08 2001 at 1:52:42
Range of small motorcycles produced by BSA in the late 1950s and 1960s; early models were 125 cc, later ones 175cc. Single cylinder, two-stroke engine; three- or four-speed gearbox. Aimed at the provisional licence market; went down with the rest of the company's range in the face of the Honda onslaught.
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(thing) by maedhros (3.4 y) Wed Apr 09 2003 at 16:58:44
The the bantam plug, aka TT (tiny telephone) jack, is a smaller version of the plug we refer to as "phone plug", "phone jack" or 1/4" jack. The TT plug was invented by switchcraft. Years lated the company ADC created the same plug, but now known as "bantam".
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:02:41

Ban"tam (?), n.

A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.

 

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