batteningn.
/ˈbat(ə)nɪŋ/ The application or addition of battens; a structure formed with battens.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > other processes
framing1440
riving?1440
traversing1524
wedging1678
furring1679
cocking1710
bearding1711
battening1788
rossing1839
thicknessing1870
splining1901
parting off1905
reconditioning1932
stress grading1936
spindle moulding1979
the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a fence > of other specific materials
wall of timber1463
battening1788
thorn fence1843
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > timber in pieces > piece of specific size > structure formed with
battening1788
1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. 198 Fence-Walls... Battoning, in the Norfolk manner, is unknown.
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 35 The other inside work is battening, blocking, and glueing.
1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 89 Palings, battenings, and other fences.
1880 W. D. Howells Undiscovered Country i. 29 ‘Mr. Hatch, will you put up the battening?’ Hatch made haste to darken the windows completely with some light wooden sheathings prepared for the purpose.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
batteningadj.
/ˈbat(ə)nɪŋ/ 1. Feeding to advantage, or with a relish; growing fat.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating by animals > [adjective] > feeding to advantage
battening?1606
?1606 M. Drayton Eglog ix, in Poemes sig. G3v Their Batning flocks on grassy leaes to houlde.
1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 156 Batt'ning hogs roll in the sinking mire.
1766 J. Beattie Judgment of Paris in Poems Several Subj. 21 Battening Avarice mocks his tuneless lyre.
2. Fattening; fertilizing.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > fertile or rich > fertilizing element
battling1555
fructuous1603
battening1612
fattening1697
1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xii. 206 Twixt Trent and batning Doue.
1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 34 The Meadows here, with bat'ning ooze enrich'd.
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