See Also: batten(1)(dictionary)
batten(4)(dictionary)
batten(3)(dictionary)
batten(2)(dictionary)
batten(medicine)
batten 2, noun(dictionary)
batten 1, verb(dictionary)
Batten - Sailing(gambling)
Batten disease(medicine)
Batten Down - Sailing(gambling)

batten(1) (iou)



batten noun1. L15.
[Old French batant use as noun of pres. pple of batre: see BATTER verb1, -ANT1.]
A long narrow piece of squared timber. L15.
A strip of wood used for clamping the boards of a door etc. M17.
Nautical. A strip of wood or metal for securing tarpaulin over a hatchway or for preventing chafing of masts and spars. M18.
A strip of wood etc. carrying electric (or formerly gas) lamps. M19.