BATTEN
\bˈatən], \bˈatən], \b_ˈa_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of BATTEN
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- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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furnish with battens; of ships
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a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
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furnish with battens; "batten ships"
By Princeton University
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To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
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To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
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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.
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To furnish or fasten with battens.
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The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
By Oddity Software
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To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
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To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
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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.
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To furnish or fasten with battens.
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The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
By Noah Webster.
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A narrow strip of wood used for various purposes, such as fastening the edges of a piece of canvas to the deck of a ship; the slope of a wall.
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To fasten or form with strips of wood; to make fat by plenteous living; as, the sheep-raiser battens his flocks in rich pastures; fertilize or enrich.
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To grow or become fat; be prosperous at the expense of others.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To make or grow fat; gratify a craving, as for cruelty.
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To put battens on.
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A narrow strip of wood; a cleat.
By James Champlin Fernald
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bat'n, v.i. to grow fat: to live in luxury.--v.t. (obs.) to fatten. [Ice. batna, to grow better--bati, advantage; cf. Dut. baten, to avail.]
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bat'n, n. a piece of board: a ledge, clamp: in ships, a strip of wood used to fasten down the hatches.--n. BAT'TENING, battens forming a structure. [Same as BATON.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Board (6ft or more long, 7in. X 2 1/2 or less broad& thick) used for flooring; bar of wood used for clamping boards of door &c.; (Naut.) strip of wood nailed on spar to save rubbing, or securing hatchway tarpaulin. Hence battening (6) n.
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Strengthen with bb.; (Naut.) b. down, close the hatches (see BATTEN).
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Bar in silk-loom striking in the weft. [French]
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Feed gluttonously on, revel in, (often implying morbid taste); grow fat. [old Norse]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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