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batten noun /ˈbætn/ /ˈbætn/ (specialist) jump to other results - a long narrow piece of wood that is used to keep other building materials in place on a wall or roofTopics Buildingsc2
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French batant, present participle (used as a noun) of batre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.
batten verb /ˈbætn/ /ˈbætn/ Idioms Phrasal Verbs jump to other results Idioms - to prepare yourself for a period of difficulty or trouble
- A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and think about our own needs.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2 - (on a ship) to shut all the entrances to the lower part, especially because a storm is expected
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