Generally it is used to refer to something that has been beaten and bashed about, retaining its usefulness but no longer in good condition.
With respect to battered women, it means pretty much the same thing.
"Battering" means "beating severely" or "defeating heavily".
I think you mean battering ram?
An animal (male sheep) or battering ram are most common.
A battering train is a train of artillery for siege operations.
a scaling tower with a battering ram attached to it
The difference between tapping and battering
We studied the Assyrians and built a battering ram, chariot and a siege ... Chariots, battering rams and siege towers all make use of simple machines.
in the late middle ages when battering 'cannons' were introduced
No as the battering ram was a medieval siege machine
The battering ram hammered at the gates as the swordsmen stood ready to cut down the first wave of invaders who will come through it.He is in the kitchen battering the fish for dinner.No matter how much he was battering against the coffin, he was too far underground for anybody to hear him.
We're going to need a larger battering ram for thiscastle...The battering ram will be ready within the hour, Sire.We shall utilize the battering ram just after the second volley of burning rubbish has been delivered by our catapults.
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Battering rams became "old hat" when gunpowder became widely used in the West.