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Definition of Battened
1. batten [v] - See also: batten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battened
Literary usage of Battened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"366 shows at aa solid, battened door made of two thicknesses of %-inch matched
... Type & is a battened door made with a framed-up core, a better method of ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1893)
"... is quite soft and readily flattens upon contact with other eggs, or the leaf
upon which it is laid, so that it is usually battened upon several sides to ..."
3. Lacon; Or Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think by Charles Caleb Colton (1836)
"... may at last be swept away from the helm, by the hurricane ; while those who
have battened themselves down, determined to follow the fate of their vessel ..."
4. Practical Draughtsmen's Work: With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1906)
"Back of battened Drawing Board. Fig. 2.—Edge of Clamped Drawing Board. The first
thing necessary is a drawing-board, which should be made about an inch ..."
5. Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Several Matters by Great Britain Coal Commission, Coal Commission, George Douglas Campbell Argyll, Great Britain (1871)
"I should think it imprudent to have the hatches battened on before 12 hours, ...
All the hatches were battened down except one hatch on the forehold. ..."
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