Definitions for: Batten


[n] a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
[v] secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
[v] furnish with battens; of ships



Webster (1913) Definition: Bat"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Battened (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Battening.] [See Batful.]
1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. ``Battening
our flocks.'' --Milton.

2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.


Bat"ten, v. i.
To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's
self. --Dryden.

The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.

Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the
hideous facts in history, -- persecutions,
inquisitions. --Emerson.


Bat"ten, n . [F. b?ton stick, staff. See Baton.]
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.

Batten door (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole
length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.


Bat"ten, v. t.
To furnish or fasten with battens.

To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the
tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.


Bat"ten, n. [F. battant. See Batter, v. t.]
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the
threads of a woof.

Synonyms: batten down, secure

See Also: beef up, fortify, strengthen, strip

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