Băt'ten1, v. t.
(băt'tn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BATTENED; p. pr. & vb. n. BATTENING.] [See BATFUL.]
- To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. “Battening our flocks.” Milton.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land. Phillips.
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Batten
Băt'ten2, v. i.
v. i. To grow or become fat; to live in luxury, or to grow fat in ease and luxury. Dryden. The pampered monarch battening in ease. Garth.
Băt'ten3, n.
n. [Also written batton. From the Fr. bâton, stick, staff. Cf. BATON.]
- A piece of board, or scantling, of a few inches in breadth, used for various purposes.
- The movable bar of a loom, which strikes in or closes the threads of a woof. Francis.
Băt'ten4, v. t.
v. t. To form or fasten with battens.
To batten down, to fasten down with battens, as the hatches of a ship during a storm.