batt
/bat
/noun
1A piece of felted material used for lining or insulating items such as quilts and sleeping bags.‘She'd get a lot more out of that cape if she had some batts in there to stiffen out the edges,’ said another one....
- Care must be taken in removing the water so that the batt isn't stretched or torn.
- No batt insulation would be required in this case.
1.1A piece of fibreglass used to insulate buildings.Is asbestos sheeting ‘like’ fibreglass batts for insulation?...
- Some builders have taken to cramming oversized standard fiberglass batts into wall and ceiling spaces.
- The vapor barrier might be tar paper, kraft paper attached to fiberglass batts, or a plastic sheet.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the general sense 'lump, piece'): of unknown origin.
- over-vulcanize
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse
- have (or keep) one's (or both) feet on the ground
- have (or keep) one's wits about one
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in