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batten
v.
grow fat; live luxuriously at the expense of another; secure with battens
n.
board, piece of wood used to hold something in place
Batten
Batten has multiple meanings in construction and shipbuilding but is generally a strip of solid material, historically made from
wood but can also be made from
plastic,
metal, or fiberglass. In a sense used in flooring a batten may be relatively large, up to thick by wide and more than long.
batten
Noun
1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
(synonym) batting
(hypernym) stuffing
2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
(hypernym) strip
(derivation) batten down, secure
Verb
1. furnish with battens; "batten ships"
(synonym) batten down, secure
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
2. secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
batten
v.
bat (in a game of baseball, cricket, etc.)
Batten
(v. t.)
To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
(v. t.)
To furnish or fasten with battens.
(v. t.)
To fertilize or enrich, as land.
(v. t.)
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
(v. i.)
To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
(n .)
A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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