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Word: batten (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
  • In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a Theater.
  • nautical A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc used for various purposes aboard ship, esp. one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.

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Verb:

  • nautical to fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
  • To fatten.

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