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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' (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. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (v. t.) To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (v. t.) To fertilize or enrich, as land. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (v. i.) To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (v. t.) To furnish or fasten with battens. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 13 October 2021
Batten [1]
(1): (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): (v. t.) To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
(3): (v. t.) To fertilize or enrich, as land.
(4): (v. i.) To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.
(5): (v. t.) To furnish or fasten with battens.
(6): (v. t.) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
