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Definition of Batten
1. Noun. Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber.
2. Verb. Furnish with battens. "Batten ships"
3. Noun. A strip fixed to something to hold it firm.
4. Verb. Secure with battens. "Batten down a ship's hatches"
Definition of Batten
1. v. t. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
2. v. i. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
3. n . A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling;
4. v. t. To furnish or fasten with battens.
5. n. The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
Definition of Batten
1. to fasten with strips of wood [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Batten
1. A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc. Batten door, a door made of boards of the whole length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise. Origin: F. Bton stick, staff. See Baton. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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