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Meaning of 'batten' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Batten [ 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.
2 . Batten [ v. i.]
- To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
3 . Batten [ v. t.]
- To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land.
- To furnish or fasten with battens.
- The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

Meaning of 'batten' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . batten [ v]
Meaning (1):
- secure with battens
Example in sentence:
  • batten down a ship's hatches
Meaning (2):
- furnish with battens
Example in sentence:
  • batten ships

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