Definitions for battens
  • Batten (v. t.) - To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
  • Batten (v. t.) - To fertilize or enrich, as land.
  • Batten (v. i.) - To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
  • 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.
  • Batten (v. t.) - To furnish or fasten with battens.
  • Batten (v. t.) - The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
  • Battened (imp. & p. p.) - of Batten
  • Battener - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Batteners - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Battening (p. pr. & vb. n.) - of Batten
  • Battening (n.) - Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.
  • Battenings - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Battens - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
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