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batten

[ US /ˈbætən/ ]
[ UK /bˈætən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
  2. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
VERB
  1. furnish with battens
    batten ships
  2. secure with battens
    batten down a ship's hatches

How To Use batten In A Sentence

  • Batten SJ (1984) Genesis of B lymphocytes in the bone marrow: extravascular and intravascular localization of surface IgM-bearing cells in mouse bone marrow detected by electron-microscope radioautography after in vivo perfusion of 125I anti-IgM antibody. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Batten SJ (1984) Genesis of B lymphocytes in the bone marrow: extravascular and intravascular localization of surface IgM-bearing cells in mouse bone marrow detected by electron-microscope radioautography after in vivo perfusion of 125I anti-IgM antibody. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Using the hook like a weaver's batten, he secured the heaving line under the two-inch rope that ran the length of the deck. LET NOT THE DEEP
  • No purchasing of luxuries for us, we are battening down the hatches and it's all "great depression" talk around here. Single gal seeks stimulation
  • One ingredient found in almost all tablet or capsule containers is a desiccant - cotton batten or a small canister containing a harmless, water-absorbing compound.
  • We wedged the sides in the casements and, while Graham was outside applying more nails and battens to make it weather-tight, I fetched old towels to mop up the water on the window seat and on the floor beneath.
  • The British government's policies are locked in the same impotent stasis as the rest of the world's – battening down the hatches, cutting public spending and borrowing, and refusing to accept realities. Observer editorial: Our leaders need to seize control of the crisis
  • I don't want to say anything that will make you cry, so batten down the hatches and wait for my ship to come back. WEB OF DREAMS
  • Across the batten hung a pulley and over the pulley was a rope. Vintage Murder
  • Veniziani allora 1 'empito del nemico, per numero di navi e di combattenti superiore, e durò il conflitto atroce per molte ore. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
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